Baby python help please !!?

Question

hiya people i am getting a Juvinile python i am afraid it will bite me i am not scared of snake i love them but i want to know will a baby python bite or will it grow up tame if handled lots

Answer 1

Wow…interesting answers.  I am especially enjoying the poster that said he owns 8 balls and 7 burms.  He must be VERY rich to feed 7 snakes that grow to be 20+ feet long, not to mention housing the snakes.  Sorry about that.  First of all you didn’t say what type of python you are getting.  Ball pythons are pretty gentle but they can still bite while blood pythons are pretty nippy as babys but they can calm down with very frequent handling as babies.  I have been bitten 3 times by my male ball python and when we bought our female ball python she bit the guy at the store 2 times the day we got her.  I got bitten during feeding time and I was taking him out of his feeding tub too early so it was my fault.  It's been a year since he has bitten me.  The other day I had my ball pythons out to feed them and the female ate and the male decided he didn’t want to eat so I put him around my neck while I fed the female he didn’t strike at all.  I'm not sure why people are telling you not to touch the heads of snakes I touch my snakes heads all the time and don’t get bitten.  Of course it depends on your snake.  With time you will get to know what your snake will tolerate and what he won't.  When you pick up the snake just be confident and pick the snake up with one hand about mid body and then just support the snake in your hand.  I am not sure how big the snake is, a lot of young pythons can pretty much fit in the palm of your hand, if it is larger pick up the snake with one hand about mid body and put the second hand under the upper part of your snake.  If you go after your snake timidly the snake will sense it and the snake will become nervous as well and will be more likely to strike.

Always feed your snake in a feeding tub.  Get a plastic box, large enough for your snake to fit in it comfortably.  Get the short boxes…the box should be about the height to go under a bed.  Drill several small holes along the sides at the top for airflow.  Put the snake in and then put his food in.  After your snake has eaten give him about 20 minutes or so to get the food down and then put him back up in his house.  Give him 24 hours to digest the food a bit before you handle him.  If you cage feed there is a bigger chance that your snake will mistake your hand for food when you reach in after him.

Also when you first get your snake and put it in his new tank give him about 7 days to adjust to his new home.  After 7 days feed the snake in a feeding tub.  After you have given the snake a few days to digest his food then you can start handling about 20 minutes a day and then you can gradually build up handling time from there.

Enjoy your new pet!

Answer 2

i used to have a ball python.  i got it when it was very young.  they are generally pretty calm snakes.  it is definitely better to start handling it at a young age.  it will get used to you that way and it won't be scared or aggressive. it might snap at you after you first get it, but that will stop once it gets used to your hand.  quick movements might also scare it.  one word of advice...they are ferocious eaters when they are hungry.  drop your mouse in the cage and get your hand out of the way.  overall, they are a very good choice for beginners.

Answer 3

well most pythons dont bite unless there pissed but when it grows up as long as its feed it should be fine

Answer 4

ball pythons do bite but as long as you handle it as much as possible you will have no problem but give them a couple days after  they eat until you hold them again and don't touch their heads and when you pick them up don't come from above their heads and when you are holding them try not to make any sudden movements trust me i have 8 balls an 7 bur ms

Answer 5

Nice responses you got there. Well sweetie here's MY opinion. (Just my opinion). I want to make sure people don't get offended by my opinion~!

You should always understand that there is no such thing as a snake that will never bite you. You should always be prepared to be bit. Some snakes are less aggressive than others, yes. However, if you are afraid of your snake bitting you, you can expect to get bit. I want you to realize (and you will the first time you get bit) that when your snake bites you especially a baby, it doesn't hurt anymore than getting a shot would. The larger snakes, yes can hurt tremendously (I know because I've been bit several times by mine) but I anticipate being bit every time I open their cage.

I take it some people answering your question are more focused on people's expenses to house and feed large snakes especially 7 or more of them. Just to clarify if anyone is wondering ..........I am an owner of 8 snakes. 6 being the kind that grow 20+ feet. Yes it is possible for someone to own that many and NO it does not mean I am rich. In fact I would be considered your lower income category. My housing of my snakes include the following:

13 Foot Reticulated Python - Male

Enclosure is 7 feet wide, 4 feet deep & 8 feet tall.

7 Foot Reticulated Python - Female

Current Enclosure 60 gallon terrarium.

7 Foot Yellow-Headed Reticulated Python - Female

Current Enclosure 60 gallon terrarium.

9 Foot Tiger Reticulated Python - Female

Current Enclosure 6 foot wide, 4 feet deep & 6 feet tall.

6 Foot Red Tail Boa - Male

Current Enclosure 75 gal terrarium.

5 Foot yellow Anaconda - Male

Current Enclosure 60 gallon terrarium.

5 Foot California King

Enclosure 60 gal Terrarium.

1 1/2 Foot California King

Enclosure 60 gal Terrarium.

Mind you I take pride in giving my snakes the proper enclosures. I do not believe in small enclosures regardless of the size of the snake. My theory is if I were that snake....would I be comfortable?

Depending on the python you are getting...which I am assuming is a Ball python. They are usually a docile snake. I recommend getting a baby....handling it everyday...a lot longer than 20 minutes. If you are watching TV....take your snake out and hold it. The more you hold them...the less chance of them growing to be aggressive. As you can see I have a few of your most aggressive snakes and I hold my and take my out every day. In fact during the summer I have a kiddie pool that I place in the front yard and take each snake out one by one to go in the pool for at least 30 minutes at a time.

If you always anticipate getting bit then you are less likely to get bit than you would being afraid of getting bit.

Good luck, hope this helps~!

Answer 6

me and my brother both have pythons ( he's only 11 ) but you'll be fine just approach him slowly. and make sure you handle him lots so he grows tamer. you'll be fine ;) I was a little freaked at first too. just don't touch his head beach that will scare him. just stroke his back. don't be scared if his head is near you he's not going to bite because when snakes bite they strike first from a distance. I've been bit only once and it wasn't that bad and it was only because I stuck my hand in the tank when a mouse was in there he thought I was the mouse. they are pretty calm snakes and usually don't bite when you pick them up though approach them slow and don't pick them up directly above they're heads. or make any super sudden movements but usually they are perfectly fine anways they only bite when they get really pissed off.

good luck hope this helps :)

Answer 7

it wont bite only if you really p**s him off and babies wont bite and ball pythons dont bite at all