quote = "she is 1.5m long"



That's aprox. 4 1/2ft long, not what I call a baby, heh.



I also am a believer in using a hook. I use it to condition & inform a snake that I'm about to get it out for handling.



I'm not trying to insult you or anything like that so please don't misunderstand me. You said, "I do not believe that you have to get bitten..." and also, "Once the snake has tuned its head away from you reach in a pull the snake out of the cage."



Ha! I started to say something about your comments above when all the sudden it dawned on me that you were thinking that the snake was only 1 1/2ft long, not 1 1/2 meters.



> > > "They are not naturally comfortable being handled. They have to learn to tolerate it."



I'm not so sure about that. In a sense, yes, you're right. But in another sense, I'm not so sure. The reason I say that is because I just hatched 5 baby burms. 4 of them are as sweet as their parents, and have been since they came out of their eggs. No signs of intimidation, fear, or anything alike. Now the 5th one, Whew! it's a different story. That sucker came out stiking at shadows, in rapid succession. LOL! Calmed down in a matter of minutes, though.



Have a good one!

HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,

this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:

Appalachian American

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