Speaking of handling...Do any of your Hog's bite? I mean when not in feed mode? Are they prone to bite you? I've been talking to a couple other people that have Hog's and one wants to get rid of theirs because it bites so often.

As for stories, the one that stands out for me is...I'm at a park with a few friends...with my 6ft boa, most people just like to watch and maybe touch a bit. There was this young girl that was very adamant that's she's handled snakes before and wasn't afraid to hold him...he was puppy tame btw. I was a bit hesitant, but she was insistent on holding him. So she was doing great, he wasn't moving much and everything was fine...she started to hand him back to me and he must had sensed a falling sensation...because all of a sudden his tail wrapped around her leg and started to grip/constrict not really bad or anything but enough that she didn't like it one bit! His tail was moving up her to her lady parts rather fast....Well lets just say it was a bit awkward...having to remove a snake from 16yr old, with me being 20. I don't know who was more embarrassed, my face was beat red, she was none to happy either! She wasn't scared, but I think she was a bit startled by how fast he gripped her and maybe where he was holding on...ha!

I didn't take Hercules on any park trips after that. Just the backyard and house. I have many more stories....but that's the one I will never forget! It didn't help matters, that my GF at the time was laughing her arse off at me...just glad there were no cell phones or youtube back then...

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