Posted by:
mrcota
at Tue Nov 1 06:41:48 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mrcota ]
Chris,
Just as a precaution, I try to wash my hands (with that strong water free/alcohol based gel) between handling of any reptiles in my collection and twice when I handle mice, primarily so that I do not pass anything on to another specimen, but also so they do not pick up any threatening odors.
In my neighborhood both Burmese Pythons and Reticulated Pythons are indigenous. There are big rats that come out at night, but I do not believe that big 4 meter pythons are subsisting on big rats; I believe they are subsisting on stray dogs. What I am saying is that dogs are just another prey item (especially Annoyingus mutticus). If it is a big python, I would be careful. If it is a small one, it just might feel a little threatend initially by the strange new smell.
Michael
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