I have a Bourke's parakeet (Zippy) who can see a snake from his cage. He actually tries to sit on the herp cages. I'd imagine the bird would just get used to it. Zippy takes more offense toward the dog, who actually tries to eat him. For the record, I guess, he is a nervous and sensitive bird. An escaped snake could hurt a bird, but it would take a largish snake to hurt a full sized parrot. You may want to get a cage with bars too close together to admit an adult corn or kingsnake.
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.

Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

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• snake vs. bird - elliot22288, Mon Dec 1 18:45:01 2003
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