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Does anyone here have experiences with Borneo short tail pythons? I've wanted to obtain one or two of them, but have been hesistant to since I heard they were an aggressive, difficult to handle species. I would appreciate you input.

I've got two Borneos. I got them in October and they're still pretty small, but I've never been bitten. In fact, the only time either shows any aggression is when I mist their cages.
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0.1 red blood python (Daphne)
1.1 Borneo pythons (Augmented and Diminished)
1.0 Okeetee corn snake (Ozzy)
0.1 ball python (Caroline)
0.1 common snapping turtle (Fluffy)
0.1 Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle (Smeagol)
1.0 fish (Hannibal)
1.1 dogs (Beowulf and Honeysuckle)

I've got s sub adult pair, and an 04 youngster, none of them are even slightly aggressive.

I have like... 8 or so of them, and there pretty much as tame as can be. One of the pairs I got was a little fussy at first but their calming down quickly after a few months of handling. They can be real vocal which scares some people off but they just like to talk. Wouldn't hesitate on getting some, there addicting!

J
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"It's my snake, I trained it, so I'm going to eat it!" - Mad Max, The Road Warrior

I totally agree with everything Jordan just said... The bloods and short-tailed pythons are a very vocal species, and they talk alot. Every single one of our Bloods and STP's are vocal and none have an aggresive bone in their body when it comes to us handling them. Just be sure to get nice captive animals and everything should work out fine. Even if they are a little nippy/skitish as hatchlings, they grow out of that quite fast with some gental handling.
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Edited on May 7, 2005 at 21:49:25 by phwyvern.

>>Does anyone here have experiences with Borneo short tail pythons? I've wanted to obtain one or two of them, but have been hesistant to since I heard they were an aggressive, difficult to handle species. I would appreciate you input.

I have 6 Borneo short-tailed pythons right now. Only one of those 6 is even remotely aggressive, and her aggressiveness is more than likely due to her not being handled much. She's an adult, and doesn't really try to bite, just flings herself about and pees everywhere. The adult male and all my '04 Borneos are very easy to handle and have never attempted to bite.

On the other hand, 2 of my Sumatran bloods, both '04 females, bite like hell, but the male albino doesn't bite at all.

hope that helps.
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The wild-caught/farmed animals have created and perpetuated this stigma. Captive bred animals are much more docile from the start. All of mine have individual personalities and it takes patience to make any snake calm down. Each has their own personalities and you need to understand them. Even my most "trustworthy" snakes are little devils inside their own cages, but immediately settledown once taken out. Snake hooks are great when it comes to this. My oldest and largest male is so tame it is hard to get a good feeding response out of him.

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...are SO tame it's amazing! I have CBB Ball Python adults that are MUCH more agressive. I've never been bitten by them and the worst time I've had was when the female did not want to go back in her cage. She fought me a little, but never sprayed or bit (unlike CBB Northern Red Sumatrans I kept years ago). But, unlike Rich's male, BOTH of my adults have feeding responses that are borderline dangerous. NO BS! I use 24" hemostats and they both hit thawed rats so hard I expect them to explode! (but they never do, thankfully). I'm careful when feeding because a bite at that time would be a bad thing. Overall, I could not ask for more from my pair. I love 'em. I say go for it!

Matt

>>Does anyone here have experiences with Borneo short tail pythons? I've wanted to obtain one or two of them, but have been hesistant to since I heard they were an aggressive, difficult to handle species. I would appreciate you input.
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"Change what you cannot accept... do not accept what you can't change!"

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Had a F/T almost explode at a feeding responce.. granted I may have thawed it a little to much but ...lets just say Big Boi likes to eat. Like Rich was saying as well, they do all have their own personalities and are a little more picky inside their cage. I usually pay no attention to what they do inside their cage and they quickly stop giving flack. When checking cages I usually take them out immediately and then change water/inspect for whatever etc. It's a good habbit for youngins even tho I rarely actually have cleaning to do. If one is a little testy (in general or just that day) I spend a few minutes handling them before putting them back. New snakes just leave alone for awhile, they need to settle. At any rate, just advice for somewhat finiky snakes, most I've had are little baby doll, rat eating fiends. Not that I've dealt with imports at all, but I'm sure that will come up at some point. Anyways.. get some bloods for ##$# sake! You'll thank yourself later. Feel free to email me or whoever if you have more questions.

J
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"It's my snake, I trained it, so I'm going to eat it!" - Mad Max, The Road Warrior

she is dog tame, and yes, depending on how i approach her, she can have a bit of a feeding response when i first open the cage.

anyway, she is 5 feet long.

ty i love photos of adults nobody hardly ever posts them

I have a couple of Borneos and I just love em. No problems at all with mine. Best of luck with whatever you decide on...

Thanks for all of the information.