Re: Temperament

Posted by Steve on August 02, 2001 at 10:52:11:

In Reply to: Temperament posted by Keith on August 02, 2001 at 09:51:27:

: Most snakes will calm down if you keep handling them - though there is the odd one which will never mellow out no matter how hard your try.

The trick's to just try and stay really calm in your movements and not be jumpy as this'll only make the snake more nervous. If it does strike or bite, keep hold anyway, so that the snake realises this behaviour is doing it no good. If it bites and you release it then it will learn that this works and it'll never tame down.

No rocket science but I hope it helps...

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: : Most snakes will calm down if you keep handling them - though there is the odd one which will never mellow out no matter how hard your try. : The trick's to just try and stay really calm in your movements and not be jumpy as this'll only make the snake more nervous. If it does strike or bite, keep hold anyway, so that the snake realises this behaviour is doing it no good. If it bites and you release it then it will learn that this works and it'll never tame down. : No rocket science but I hope it helps...

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