"I've never had a ball python strike at me after I already have it in my hand!" ..... couple minutes later..... "she proved me wrong" 😆🤣

@Taygon45

Жыл бұрын

It's rare. Why would a snake bite the tree it's in? Sure the tree is weird and it moves but it's still a tree.

@mattallan6338

Жыл бұрын

"She was biting at the camera not at me" haha

@cheeseburger7923

Жыл бұрын

@taygon4 he may have scared the snake they often bite if sudden movements near there head

@shanabanana1

Жыл бұрын

Meee too

@ihysunshine

Жыл бұрын

Best part of the video 😭😂

Thank you so much for such an honest story about your first snake! I looked into getting a snake for over a year (after being interested since I was a teen!) and finally got my ball python Perri a couple weeks ago. My first few times handling him were great! But newbies will make mistakes no matter how prepared, and he's bit me a couple times since then - One time in which he would NOT let go and I had to get my gin - I hadn't thoroughly washed my hands and in retrospect, he was also in hunting mode at the time based on his behaviors prior to me trying to grab him! It's good to hear about beginner experiences from people who are very experienced now, especially being a beginner and having heard people say "if you're scared of handling your snake then you shouldnt have a snake"

Appreciate the video! I just got my first normal ball python last week. I had done months of research and this video has helped the most. He’s very curious but getting him out of his enclosure is always scary cause he’s super quick to make that “s shape”. He’s never in a balled position to pick him up he’s often stretched out roaming the enclosure. I grew up with the saying “any good snake is a dead snake” and always scared of snakes, so this definitely is getting me out of my comfort zone! Ive had him a week and I’ve had one successful feeding and holding! We’re still getting comfortable with each other, but he’s great!

@ambush4851

Жыл бұрын

How’s he doing now?

@dylancorfield3507

Жыл бұрын

@@ambush4851 i second this

@micemr76

Жыл бұрын

Good question? Normals are highly underrated. There's a reason they became popular before all the morphs besides albino

@lynneslightom2003

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for adding this.

@youtubecensors5419

8 ай бұрын

It's been a long time, maybe the snake won.

Just got my ball boi. I've wanted one for a long time and held a few BUT I always get skiddish when it comes to fast sudden movements and actually picking them up. I got a leopard gecko a year back and I've gotten used to having him walk on my hand willingly but the idea of actually being the initiator for the pick up gets my heart rate up. I've been working on my fears because I adore these animals. I just wish my Ma didn't give me these fears to begin with when she tried to force me to hold frogs on multiple occasions when I wasn't comfortable.

Me with my teeny tiny baby stimsons python and I used work gloves and a hook to transfer her into her new enclosure. It’s the jump scare that does it!

I picked up my baby spotted Python by my self for the first time today. I’m proud! Normally I’ll have my bf pick him up and give him to me but I’m trying to overcome my fear of being bitten. I know it’s bound to happen one day lol I have a aquarium I made into a space for my snake and I hate reaching from above just as you explained. Soon I’ll save up to get a front open door terrarium. But I try to think.. if I can withstand cat scratches this shouldn’t be an issue but I still have a sense of fear in the back of my head lol thanks for this video, it does help he was so curious and friendly once he was out the aquarium. I can’t wait to get him more comfortable with my hands as he gets older

I needed this. I am so scared and he is so sweet and a baby but I am terrified, thank you so much!

@SNKELTD

Жыл бұрын

You got this!

I got my first baby 🍌🐍 a month ago and he is the sweetest thing. It took me about a week or so to handle him. This video really helped me become confident in handling Sterling. 🥰

Glad I came across this video thank you I just got my ball python she’s 1 years old this video helped me a lot

Thanks for the info, I’m definitely thinking about getting a couple at some point. I had to give shots to a German Shepherd for diabetes. It needed the jab at 6am and 6pm while she was eating. I would always have to get everything prepped because when you talk out to give her food she would growl. While she was eating I would walk up behind her and give her it with no real problem. Most ppl were too afraid to help take care of her lol. Watching your video helps give me some more confidence though.

Those hides are hilarious 😂 sitting on top of them 😆

Awesome video John. I wish everyone would watch this before purchasing a scale baby. Thanks👍🏾.

@SNKELTD

3 жыл бұрын

Thx Kevin!

Thank you sm. I have 3 gloves on and my arm wrapped with hoodies so I don’t get bitten. I am gonna do this rn. Thanks!! Edit: Got him. THANK YOU!!!!

Really awesome video I appreciate all the advice 🙏

You gave me a very reassuring comment last week & I found this video. Found out my dude hasn't been handled in months except to be moved. The one time I tried to handle him, he was just like the one that struck at your hoodie. He was out to kill the towel I had in my other hand. I'm still trying to give him time to adjust, so I think I'll give him another week to figure out that: 1. Mom is nocturnal 2. His tank is not going to change again 3. The dogs bark & I also hate hearing it and 4. The ir temp gun & water bottle are friends. I really want to get this dude out soon, but he's been through a week of changes, so I owe it to him to leave him alone until after his next feeding. But also I want to check to make sure he hasn't made any messes in his hide & that he looks good. Like I said before, what's keeping me going is his previous owner thanking me for giving him a better life. I just hope he realizes that we aren't that different.... stressed & sleepless lol

Still a relevant video, picked up my baby Palmetto yesterday, held her the day I picked her up from the breeder to check her over, now leaving her for a week to adjust before I start interacting with her, weighing her and giving her first feed. I don't think I'm scared of picking her up, I'm more scared of scaring her. I always get to my knees and work low when I'm in her Viv, so she can watch me at eye level.

As someone who just got a baby Ball, this has been encouraging. I've been giving her time to get used to her tank since the first couple days she wasn't crazy about me. Now she seems to recognize that I can poke around her tank and I'm not doing it to hurt her. I'm planning on handling her some more after she finishes digesting. For what it's worth for people worried about hide size - ball pythons like to curl up super tight and burrow. It's recommended that they dont even have too big of a tank because it'll stress them out. If you have a kinda big tank, fill it with some clutter - it'll calm them down if they can hide.

Great video. Cool guy and beautiful animals.

Guy: How to not get scared of your snake Also guy: almost gets chocked the fuck out

@gamer8622

3 ай бұрын

Bro I was cracking up! My corn snake tries her hardest to get the job done when I clean her pen but it just makes me laugh!

Learning to use s snake hook helps dramatically. Just a light tough on the head of a rowdy bp will reset that posture and most times have them ducking or moving away. At that point you can reach in and pick up once their attention is not on you. I usually use the hook to move the snake closer to me, then prevent a strike by head touching or blocking then grabbing. Works every time.

Great video, appreciate the advice.. Aren't those hides getting a little small?

Good bless you for what you do

Great video appreciate it. What about when you first get your first ball python using gloves to start with

I have a 4ft long 7yo female ball python, that was formerly my ex's till we broke up. I've held her once or twice but only with my ex around helping me. Glad for this video. Now to work on handling her solo

This definitely helps. I just received my first snake yesterday. I became a little concerned after going in to check the temperatures in the enclosure and seeing the snake striking at me from the other side of the tub(tub is temporary…just letting it grow before going in it’s bigger enclosure). This tactic will give me more confidence when I eventually start handling after the first week or so. Provided it eats ok 👍🏽 in a few days.

@Upper_echelon_exotics

Жыл бұрын

How's it going? Is snakey snake eating well and everything?

Thanks this really helped me with my 3 month old bp she had bit me real quick I’m assuming she thought I was food because she immediately let go she also has never done that I held her the first time I got her never bit me took her out of her enclosure also never bit me and she seems to be very comfortable but this gives me confidence again

@LaneyLia

Жыл бұрын

Usually a bite and let go is defensive. A feed response would be if she bit and then tried to wrap or held on

I've got a snake that when I first got him, he was super sweet and outgoing and I handled him all the time now he's like this puppy that's ridiculously malleable and will chill on my neck and shoulders probably for hours I've only had him there for like an hour while playing games on my switch he also bit me once lol he thought I was food cause feeding day was in like 2 days

@robertkavanaugh1899

3 жыл бұрын

What kind of snake is it?

@madwolf8399

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertkavanaugh1899 ball python I recently got a baby Florida King (Queen) and shes the same way

Thank you so much. Just got 2 babies and the BH fm is jumpy

Great information 👍🏻

@SNKELTD

3 жыл бұрын

Thx!

its so funny that he is just crawling on him. i just got my first snake recently he is so sweet.

Thank you so much for this video. We just got our first ball python. She's about a year old and very chill. We are in the first week and giving her time to acclimate. While changing her water today, I realized I don't have a great angle to pick her up from. I don't want to scare her in any way. The t shirt idea is awesome! Thank you for your videos 🥰

Bro awesome video Thnkz!!!!!!!!

Please more tips. My father's dad was a breeder years ago well he is a truck driver and I am the one taking care of 5 snakes a red tegu and runs of fish

Anytime I’m at the reptile show and am interested in buying a python I always ask if I can hold it before I buy it.

great advice! We have a 4 month old corn, does anyone have any advice for picking up a very active snake? Shes constantly running from us so it’s not a simple as just scooping her up?

can you do a video of how to get a young new snake more comfortable with you handling it and how often you should handle it? I have a young pied and he/she doesn't unball when held and I feel like its a comfort issue. I myself am a bit nervous when my snake does this and I wonder if my nervousness contributes to the snake or if I'm doing everything ok and its just going to take the snake more time to relax being held. I usually only hold it for 10 min at most maybe once a day when its been long enough after feeding. (never struck at me but stays tense all the time)

It seems like you need bigger hides for your snakes 😂 and as far as I know you need 2 hides in a basic ball python enclosure, one in the warm and another in the cool side

If you put a bucket on my head and grab my butt...we gone be fighting 😂😂😂😂

I had never held a snake before I got mine. I kept it him in the bag and left him sit in the bag in my hand until my heart rate dropped, and I felt comfortable enough to take him out. Whole process probably took 5 to 10 minutes maybe. The only time he hisses at me is if I mess with him during the day, he clearly doesn't like being woken up. He's only struck at me when I didn't pet him before I picked him up, that was my fault lol.

What morph is Little Miss Bitey (haha), she's STUNNING!

@SNKELTD

6 ай бұрын

I don't remember the exact morph but it included sterling.

Great video and informative 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

Is it okay to use a snake hook when transferring it to a Ben for feedings?

I have two ball pythons. One is around 6 months old if I was to go by the growth and feeding charts weighing in at 300 grams and also my first ever snake (Zelda) who is incredibly chill and the other is a female easily 5’8 - 5’10” range. This rescue girl let me handle her the first time I attempted to handle her after the rescue after I gave her 10 days to settle in. But that’s the problem she only let me handle her the first time. Every time after that she would let me take her out of her cage but she would lash out and try to bite me in the face but she’d only successfully get my arm. She does let me do maintenance of her enclosure (spot cleans, water bowl cleans and changes, even moving things around in her enclosure to give her a new reason to be curious. This snake has me pretty freaking terrified of it due to its sheer size and it’s crankiness. Let’s me take her out but will go crazy once she’s out.

I’ve had two snakes, and my third one scared me a lot. She’s sweet but is more defensive. She’s super quick to react whenever I unlatch her tank lid and slide it off her tank. I’m trying to get her more used to me.

@DaROCKWILDER24

2 жыл бұрын

Any tips on keeping your first snake ? He’s a corn snake 😂 but I’m a bit anxious with him

My friend gave me his ball python it’s just a little bigger then I expected and I think that’s why I’m scared

How about taking my ny new bp out of his aquarium using hooks first? He’s in a 10 gallon aquarium. Got him this Monday, it’s been 5 days. Only 2 months old

This video is very helpful! I’m still scared to pick up my ball python a bit, but I’ll try my best to get used to it.

@zuriwhiters9157

2 жыл бұрын

Uuh update me…how’s it been?

@-misa-7082

7 ай бұрын

So how is it?

@londonaftermidnightFan

7 ай бұрын

@@-misa-7082 i’ve gotten so much better with holding her! She’s just a chill gal

I have a 4 month old royal python She been fine till tonight and when I put her back I her viv she striked at me 2 times anything u can advise please

Hello, I’m new to your channel good video. Anyways, I don’t have a snake yet. But I’m planning on getting one, Dueing my first few days, im gonna be wearing gloves during handling for a bit. 😂

@SNKELTD

3 ай бұрын

Good luck!

Needed this video. I own two and i am so comfortable with my first one, terrified of the second. 😅

@SNKELTD

2 жыл бұрын

You got this!

@kahlia98

2 жыл бұрын

@@SNKELTD Watched an hour long show together last night lol! I’m not scared anymore. ❤️

@SNKELTD

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! They really are gentle once they get comfortable with you

Let's play a little chase around the tank when their flighty. I really think the only help you can get is handle the snake and get a bit or two and see that it's not as bad as you think. No way around it.??? Thanks!!!

I had heard that a ball python won't strike at you once you are holding them. I picked mine up and it struck at me three times when I was holding it.

I got a young male that bit me and drew blood but it was when I first got him and I know he was scared so I don't blame him. Since then he's become my favorite snake

@SNKELTD

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

11:52, don't worry she is not going to bite me now that I'm holding her. Snake: Wanna bet?

Time for larger hides?

Are the hides big enough?

The issuse I have is my guy will let you pick him up. But he's always jerky when holding him. He'll bump into say your hand and jerk his head back real quick and do The S shape for a few minutes. Or he prefers to speed handle as my nephew calls it. He's moving full speed while holding him. He's from what I was told a candio clown. He's a light cream color with some yellow white little bit of orange around a couple of his patterns. He's maybe a year old. About 2 ftt juvenile. He don't hiss or strike either.

Omg I'm not the only one. Today I's the first day I can handle him after feeding and I'm all of a sudden I'm scared 😱 😅 But was fine in the shop when I bought him

Is there a best time during the day to get the snake out? I am definitely scared of my snake 😅, He is around 11 months old, He has hissed & stricken at my phone once. So that makes me even more scared.

This my second snake and I’m nervous to hold him because my first snake a 5ft carpet python accidentally but me and I was bleeding g so much

What do you suggest for my Diamond Carpet Python that likes to kisses? She loves to bite and squeeze for anything warm and moving!

👌good video

@SNKELTD

7 ай бұрын

Thanks

I never been scared of snakes and I buy a ball python now and I don’t know how to handle him because idk I have touch him but not pick him up he is not aggressive or anything but idk I’m not scared but im not able to

did u say their names?

The s shape don't always mean it's gonna strike

It took a while to get my old lady to pick them up out of the tub she wld always hold them but so so scared to grab them... lmao 🤣

@SNKELTD

3 жыл бұрын

Haha you did good! Mine won't even touch them after 2+ years now!

so the first ball python i had was great everything was fine but one day when i went to reach in his enclosure he tried to strike at me twice!! I believe it may been because he was hungry but it made me highly afraid and i traded him for another one which i sort of regret because it was only one time but besides that we had a good relationship. So when i got my new one i didnt really handle it like at all, some months have passed and i still havent handled him not once, i pet him from time to time but i can never tell if the s shape of his neck is to strike or not...but i wanna build a relationship with my snake now so what can i do?

@tlazo997

Жыл бұрын

I am like in the same situation, please let us know how it goes!

I was trying to pick up my new ball python. I grabbed her at the wrong side and scared her. I had waited all day for her to come back out and now she's just hiding again. I feel so bad, is she going to be afraid of me now?

Who else is watching snake videos just for entertainment knowing they are never going to own one 😂

Also never unwrap a snake from its upper body always start with the tail and unwind them

Just boat a banana ball. He is so chill but I am still careful lol

Do you also have holes in the back of your tubes? If so how many and how does it holds humidity? Does your snakes shed correctly? I'm only asking because I just got my VE-6 rack and I been letting it run for the last three days and there is a lot of Condensation building up on the sides. I'm also using repti chip as my substrate.

@SNKELTD

3 жыл бұрын

No holes in the back. Your substrate is either too wet or you have too few holes if their's condensation. Maybe a combo of both. I try to have the Reptichip made days or weeks ahead of time to make sure it's pretty dried out. You can always add water to it in the tub if it's too dry

@juanwilson2390

3 жыл бұрын

@@SNKELTD You are absolutely right. Just squeeze a piece of the reptichip and water came out. I have the reptichip sitting in tubes now with a fan blowing over it. Hope this helps to dry it out some. From now on out I will let it dry out for about a week before using it. You should do a in depth video on the VE-tubes. I know you have a few already but all the videos I've watch doesn't state how many holes and where you should put the holes in the tubes. This will help beginners like me to try and get an understanding on how to control the humidity, but all and all I enjoy your videos and there are extremely informational. I watched a few with my youngest son and he was blown away how you have your kid in them. Now he wants to make KZread videos with me😂😎🙏

@SNKELTD

3 жыл бұрын

Great bonding experience!

lol I have a 200g ball python and still scared of her lol :( my side opening enclosure is being shipped so hoping that helps.

Just got my first ball python 🐍 on Sunday man ! She’s so calm when I pick her up, but this video had a lot of information I was looking for thank you bro ! Appreciate it ! I have a question should I leave my red light on all day ?! Or just durning the day ?!

@SNKELTD

2 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to your heat lamp? It would most likely need to be left on 24/7 to keep the temps up, but your setup may be different than someone else's

@Dabears1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@SNKELTD yes my heat lamp , do I need something else besides the heat lamp , when I bought my ball python on Sunday , the owner of the shop said that’s all I needed , is that true or would I need something else so I can go buy for her

@101dreadnought

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dabears1986 personally id get a ceramic bulb and leave it on all the time (pure heat no light) as ball pythons are noctural so you dont want light at night time I currently have a 3 year old female ball python,a corn snake and a Brazian rainbow boa and hopefully in the next few weeks a durmeis boa. good luck with your scale baby

so I got a snake under a week ago and I'm just looking for tips haha. I don't want to piss my snake off and make it impossible to pick him up. if he's trying to take my fingers off as a little snack should I just keep going and pick him up or just leave him to do him? just looking to give this guy the best life I can haha. and when I say tips I don't mean just for picking him up I mean like anything snake that would be good to know as a first time snake dad lol. oh and he's a banana arroyos ball python but I'm pretty sure he's actually a coral glow and he's a little guy haha

Just got my ball python last night 😂😂

So I tried putting a shirt over her head and she buried her face under her wut do I do now? lol idk

Thank you for this video. My baby snake doesn’t try to strike, but rather flees to other areas of the aquarium. I have not been able to pick my snake up, yet, because as soon as I touch it, it darts away. Any suggestions? I’ve only had it for two weeks.

@SNKELTD

2 жыл бұрын

Time and patience. I've had my tegu for 18 months, and he's just now comfortable with me picking him up and petting him

Everyone has to get bitten once by a bp to know that it doesn’t really hurt all that much and it is fine to handle, just go for it. Experience everything.

Is there a way that I can buy one from you that is tamed? Because I am scared to pick one up and scared when I have it in my hands

@SNKELTD

Жыл бұрын

Yes. There are definitely ball pythons that have better temperaments than others

I got a african house snake for my first snake and he came with some stuck shed and wasn't handled before and anytime i go to pick him up or even get my hand near him he starts darting in 50 different directions and idk what to do

@chickenstrips746

11 ай бұрын

I don't want to scare him or grab him too hard cause he is quite small

@SNKELTD

11 ай бұрын

I believe those are colubrids. And colubrids are a whole different thing with handling than pythons and boas. By nature they are a bit more flighty. I can't even touch one of my rat snakes or milk snake. But my other rat snake and king snake are the friendliest snakes I have

your snake choking you out in the first 2 minutes did not help my fear of my new 4 foot ball lol

Wow you got people who are scated of snakes watching honestly i dont know why im watching

I was bit by a friends snake after i had been holding him for 20 minutes. Now, over a year later, i am scared to handle my own snake. He has never been aggressive but i just can’t bring myself to pick him up most of the time😭 he used to vibe with me everyday and I’m sad we lost that bond. But i want it back! Thanks for the vid

@SNKELTD

Жыл бұрын

I try to not get bit all the time! But picking them up and the approach are 90% of the battle.

How soon after your snake feeds, can you safely handle them without stressing them out to the point where they regurgitate?

@SNKELTD

7 ай бұрын

Most people say 24 hrs.

I had a ball python bite my eye, I believe she thought it was food because I had just removed her eye caps and she maybe seen the white of my eye and thought it was a mouse

Do you use heating pads ?

@SNKELTD

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, all of the racks have heat built in

how often should you handle a new snake?

@SNKELTD

Жыл бұрын

If it's eating for you probably as often as you like

Would you recommend a snake hook?

@SNKELTD

Ай бұрын

It doesn't hurt!

They need a new hide them are baby hide they big now so they need somthing bigger to hide in also they cute snakes ❤️

As my snake is growing (she's gone from 51g to 550+g) I get more nervous to handle her.

I’m having a really hard time with my startle reflex , I’ve tossed my bp across the room twice now . The first time was a feeding response and she latched on and I reacted and flung my hand back with her attached and she went flying , just now I was holding her and she strikes at my other hand and I flung her again! Idk what to do , I’m not even thinking when I do it I just happens it’s like I have no control over it , and it’s making me think I should rehome her for her safety

@SNKELTD

Жыл бұрын

If you can't overcome the knee jerk reaction, you can't keep it. It's not fair to the snake, and you will eventually hurt the animal if you haven't already

@FinnedFusion

Жыл бұрын

@@SNKELTD that’s what I’m thinking too, I might have to rehome her , she does great handling , I think the two times she stuck was my fault , the first time I dropped a mouse In her enclosure and went to grab it and the second i had my hand in front of her when I pulled her out at night and the room was really dark. So it was completely my fault . I’m hoping maybe I can improve my handling to where she won’t ever strike again. Or maybe get a glove? Maybe that would help

@FinnedFusion

Жыл бұрын

@@SNKELTD do you have any tips to overcome it ? Did you start out in the hobby with no reaction at all? Or did it come with time

@FinnedFusion

Жыл бұрын

@@SNKELTD the advice I’m telling myself is just stop being a bitch it’s not gonna kill you but that doesn’t seem to be working

@SNKELTD

Жыл бұрын

Noone likes getting bit, but I've never had a reaction to yeet the snake across the room while holding it. Lol But every time that happens, it's reinforcing your snake's behavior to be defensive

Thank you! You've shared important info for beginners here. But please if you are afraid of a snake please don't get it. I've had a few snakes. The ball pythons I had were never aggressive, most wanted out to visit daily. I did have a Burmese at one point (14 ft) and she was always a perfect lady. She lives at the Pottawatomie zoo now, Too big to care for properly. I didn't purchase her but was placed in my care. The boas once mature were aggressive and the only snake bites I've ever had. Folks need to know Boas are for a more experienced person.

THE MUSCLES ON SNAKES ARE REALLY MUSCULAR

Got a baby corn snake today and even tho he’s small I was scared to feed him 😂so I left the mice in a dish for him I’ll check later to see if he ate them 😂

@kknab23

2 жыл бұрын

Jus use tongs to feed him, don’t be scared. Sometimes you’ll flinch a little at first but it gets easier. Jus grab the mouse by it’s tail with the tongs

@mando_v

2 жыл бұрын

Why are you feeding him the day you got him?

he wants to move around and play!!!

i would think that predators would try to come behind them. but i guess not

Bite, LOL

Her name is croissant

Funny I just got a ball python he won't strike until he is in your hands. 😂 He is not friendly at all.