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Does this ever happen? I have a 3-4' male BCI, and I know he's not much of a threat now, but I'm concerned about my kitties (someday).

I know that if he'd escape for a long time, then there'd be a risk (what else is he supposed to eat?) but if he escaped one night while I was asleep, could I wake up to find my cat eaten?

I let my snakes and cats interact as they matured and would always have cat smell on my hands and would never have a problem with my snakes.

I must say I would not let little kittens around a snake that should be common sense. If he escapes put the cats somewhere they cant become food like a seperate room.

Greg

I suppose if the the snake was big enough and hungry enough it could go after a cat. Most of mine don't seem to pay much attention to either of my cats.

The only exception that I have is a new addition that seems way too interested in the kitten...

Amie

It partly depends on the size of the snake. The larger the snake the more things it will perceive as a meal instead of a threat. In defensive mode, the snake may bite the cat and not constrict...in feeding mode, the cat is doomed. Remember, a snake will kill something before it discovers it is too large to eat. Bottom line, if the snake is hungry the cat had better hide very very well.

I do not believe that you can socialize snakes. They are never NEVER truly tame. They are creatures of instinct. You can condition them to a small degree to be calmer...but if some stimuli triggers an instictive response then you have to live with the consequences.

Travis
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I would be so dead if any of my cats were eaten by an errant snake!!! Guess that's why I should stick with dwarfs instead of that Longicauda I have been eyeing.
Jon

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Humane society preaches "spay and nuter"... I think someone just had another idea to control house pet over population. lol.

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What kind of BCI do you have? Adult sizes of the subspecies vary greatly by locale. Unless you had a big Colombian I don't think one would even be able to eat a cat.

Insular and many CA locales of BCI are full grown at 3-4'.

One of the MOST important things with keeping snakes are secure enclosures, so it shouldn't even be an issue.
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Simple cure to your worries would be to lock the cage in some way. Snake can't escape, no problem to be had.
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