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I love to hear stories about Bullsnakes and hognose. They can be so funny at times with all their bluffing! (of course, some bullsnakes are not all bluff like msot hognose!) My Hypo Bullsnake usually is as calm as can be, but somedays he will huff and puff, and "rattle" with the best of them! He is most always mad when he is being taken out of his feeding box, and is he is not hungry, he will make mock strikes at the rat until you get it out and will stay mad until he gets out of the feeding box. Thats how he strikes, like a hognose with his mouth closed! Hasnt actually mouth open struck yet, but that doesnt mean he never will! It is pretty cute, but I try not to get him too worked up. It seems all Bulls and Hoggies are individualists when it comes to bluffing, but one things for sure, they are moody, just like their keepers, which is why I like them so much! Thanks everyone!!!!!

most of mine are alot like yours, irritiable on certain days but calm down quickly enough. whenever i'm going to open up a bullsnake cage, i check to see where it's head is in there and then open the other end. safety first........:>]

Hello,
Most of my bulls seem to be irrited a lot at first, and then some will settle down but others i have or had (a few definitely come to mind) are always upset and will strike open mouthed and ready, lol. My hognose are all really calm now, they were a little nippy at first and would strike with mouths closed too. I have a few Sonorans that are always ready to bite too, but for the most part my Sonorans are great to handle and very calm. I love the Ghosts, Blizzards, Hypos and Sunglows not only for the colors, but also for the wondeful temperaments! I have noticed with my AZ Green Rats, triaspis, that the females seem to be very aggressive and will bite if given any chance, but all the males i have and had are calm and have never bitten. I do however have a new female that is fairly calm, which makes me happy to know that not all the females i get will bite all the time. The bulls and Sonorans seem to be more bloodline related as far as attitude then by the gender (just from what i've kept, and that is not too many, so this is all just what i've noticed here). Of course i don't think the triaspis, or any snake for that matter, can be predicted by gender or blood lines, etc as far as attitude goes, but it does seem to lean certain ways with certain strains. I believe Jason has some Rusty Sonorans, that like my own, are almost always upset. Good luck with those hogs and bulls, great snakes to work with! Hey Dan, are you heading to the Hamburg show next month by chance?

Have a good day, and thanks for posting your experiences with the hogs and bulls.

Gregg F.

>>I love to hear stories about Bullsnakes and hognose. They can be so funny at times with all their bluffing! (of course, some bullsnakes are not all bluff like msot hognose!) My Hypo Bullsnake usually is as calm as can be, but somedays he will huff and puff, and "rattle" with the best of them! He is most always mad when he is being taken out of his feeding box, and is he is not hungry, he will make mock strikes at the rat until you get it out and will stay mad until he gets out of the feeding box. Thats how he strikes, like a hognose with his mouth closed! Hasnt actually mouth open struck yet, but that doesnt mean he never will! It is pretty cute, but I try not to get him too worked up. It seems all Bulls and Hoggies are individualists when it comes to bluffing, but one things for sure, they are moody, just like their keepers, which is why I like them so much! Thanks everyone!!!!!
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Gregg F.

www.greggsrb.com

I had a hard time picking out a bullsnake, because of the 7 or so that I handled, all Kankakee, IL locale, not one of them hissed, struck, or anything. I've had my female for about 3 months and I just got her to hiss and strike for the first time yesterday when I messed with her while she was eating. Generally she is very calm and rarely rattles her tail even when I have to stick my hand into her hide box to get her.

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Matt from Minnesota
Cornsnake, Eastern Kingsnake, IL Bullsnake - all girls.
0.1 Crested Gecko

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We should try to meet maybe around noon time or before? If there are any vendors there you know or will be visiting for a while let me know and i'll stop by that table!

Have a good one,

Gregg

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Gregg F.

www.greggsrb.com

i currently have a '02 female hypo and a '04 red bull. they are vastly different. the hypo has once or twice hiised a bit, but otherwise is eager to come out of the cage and easy to handle. her feed response is amazing. if she thinks she's getting fed, any movement outside the door is a rat. she has lunged in one move so that 50% of her body is out of the cage. she's very good at getting the rat/quail/chick/mouse before i get a chance to get it in the cage!

the red bull is a mover. he is extremely hard to handle, always heading away and is very jumpy when touched -- even while handling. he has never struck or hissed.

years ago (1971) i got a baby red bull from southern oklahoma. this was a great snake, but on occasion he would lightup with the best "s" curve strike position and the loudest hiss imaginable. i could never figure out when he's do this. as hard as i tried, i could never come up with a "reason" for the behavior. there were no apparent correlates i could uncover.

love the pits,

matt

My adult bull female is a sweetheart, unless you wake her up from a sound sleep. Then she's a bit grumpy. My adult bull male is afraid of the world, in general. He tail rattles and occasionally hisses with the best of them. He's never offered to bite, and calms right down the minute I pick him up.

My other pit, an albino sonoran, is just as nasty as it gets. He hisses, strikes at me, the glass of his enclosure, shadows--he's not picky about his targets. Entering the herp room sets him off (unless he's in his hide). Must've been a vampire in a former life--loves to draw blood: repeatedly, if possible.

regards,
althea

2 of my bull are calm and 3 are alittle skidish, but overall they are great snakes.

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1.0 white sided bull
1.0 hypo bull
0.1 stillwater. Ok hypo
0.1 stillwater. Ok hypo 25% red