Im with Kelly on this subject. Im not taking side and dont think either method works beter than the other. Im not as knowledgable as Kelly on the subject. But i have been keeping large constrictors for 12 years now.Anacondas,retics,scrubs,burms,and african rock pythons.I have never been told to tap a snake on the nose with a hook. Just started doing it on my own. Then take the hook lift them up a little and pick them the rest of the way up. But i feed in the enclosure only time i move my large constrictors is for cleaning.As far as temperment i agree with you on that point. Its not just with big constrictors its with any snake. Some are calm and you couldnt make them bite if you whacked them with a stick. And i have others that lash out if i just walk past them. Dont listen to the talk about a certain species being aggressive. I have heard childrens pythons are calm and have the nastiest female on the planet. And on the other hand i have heard african rocks are extreemly aggressive.Yet i have two docile ones. Its the snake not the species in general. Like Kelly has been doing research with anacondas. And in my opinion has proved. Docile snakes tend to produce docile babies. Anacondas are supossed to be nasty snakes.But i have a docile yellow at home. and Kelly has produced babies,and the keepers of those reply to the forums.They say the babies calm just like the parents as they age.You guys can slam me if you want but im a firm believer that individual snakes and genetics,is what determines temperment.
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kevin

36 pythons and boas and 4 lizards

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