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My new 'pet'.

Ferry_vO said:
There's at least one door and a few millimeters of glass between them, so no problems. ;)

I find it hard to handle the snake so far, as I'm used to bigger and fluffier animals. Don't want to hurt him by grabbing him too hard, but I'll need to find some grip or else he will get away.

Cazzie: apparently a lifespan of 10-15 years is quite common for a Corn snake. Mine's about a year old now.
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Don't ever just grab a snake, move under them and lift them, if they want your attention, they'll allow it. Let the snake have his way, he'll likely slither all over you. If he's cold, he'll find a lap and warm up. As you will find out, snakes are like cats in one respect, they sleep a lot, particularly after feeding. If they are sleeping, let them lie, do not disturb. Snakes need their beauty rest to grow. Rather than bite, if a corn snake if fractured with you, he'll likely constrict your arm. You'll be surprised how much strength a snake has in constriction, even a small snake.

Caz
 
"Don't ever just grab a snake, move under them and lift them,..."

Exactly! :)

As part of my job I'm unofficially the animal mover and re-locator. Corn Snakes are quite common in this part of Fla and to me are probably the most beautiful of all the snakes I've had to deal with. I've always told folks that they are Fla's closest thing to a native python.

Whenever I have to rescue one that's is basking in the roadways or trails I always calmly slip my hand underneath about half way down so that they feel balanced. Very seldom do they ever seem to really mind. Most times they seem more curious than frightened. Where I see folks go wrong is trying to manuver and snag them behind the head. By the time you do get ahold of them that way, they are already half cranky.

About the only other very common snake I have to deal with that gives me problems are Banded Water Snakes. Those things seem like they are PO'd all of the time. Worst atitude I've ever seen on a snake that I'm trying to save from being roadkill. :)

FAC
 
Don't worry. I won't grab him just like that but it is somewhat hard to get my big hands underneath his small body. Today I handled him for the first time; I had to remove his waterbowl from his enclosure first, then I had to get him to move and uncoil. Once he stretched out I could pick him up easily, but he was trying very hard to get back in his enclosure so I decided not to stress him too much and let him go. We still need to get used to each other a bit. :)

I just gave him his first dead baby rat, which he grabbed as soon as I dangled it in front of him. Went down fast even though he was hanging upside down.
 
Cool!! that's another one of my hobbies. I have a few western diamondback rattlesnakes, a savannah monitor and a sumatran water monitor.:applause:
 
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