I haven't posted here in quite some time. Last time, I was reporting that my JCP was biting (nipping really) me everytime I picked her up. I got here when she was already a couple years old and she had a little attitude.
Well, since then she has put on some size, became more confident with herself and trusts me more and I haven't been bitten in about a year and a half to two years.
One of the things I was doing wrong was trying to control her movement too much, as to avoid a bite to the face. She would get frustrated and bite me.
I think if you expect a bite you will probably get one.
Now I just take her right out and lay her right over my shoulder and begin petting her body.
I believe you have to trust them in order for them to trust you.
So far so good, she's now my favorite snake.
I still don't trust her around others that aren't experienced snake handlers. I don't let her have a chance to bite others when I show her to them.
I have a smaller male that has been a sweet heart since I got him a couple years ago. He's never as much as hissed at me. I'd trust him to be held by others.
Later,
Kirk
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1.1 Jungle Carpet Python (both gorgeous)
1.1 Ball Python (normals, he said proudly)
3.3 hatchling ball pythons (normals)
1.1 Ball Python (het for albino)(gonna make my own albino)
1.1 Corn Snake (Okeetee, Sunglow x Snow)
0.1 Gray band Kingsnake (Blairs)
1.1 Desert Kingsnake
1.0 Andean Milksnake (het Inca phase)
1.0 Bullsnake (normal)(my garbage disposal snake)
1.1 Bullsnake (red bulls)
1.1 Black Pine Snake
1.1 Southern Snow Pine (snow)(red phase snow)
1.1 Mexican Pine snake
1.1 Black Milk snake
1.0 Western Hognose (possible het albino)
1.0 Rhodesian Ridgeback (Hondo)
0.1 Spouse (WC)(hates the herps,and not real crazy about the dog)
