Picking Snakes Up

Just grab it. That's the easiest way. lol. If its tiny still you can place your hand over top of it, this sometimes helps.


And by different kinds do you mean different colors? There are MANY. Anerys, Amels, Snows, Normal, Caramel, Butter, Amber, Crimson, Charcoal, Blizzard, Stripes, Blood Red and all Blood Red versions, hypo, motley, etc etc etc!

If you look around the net and search you should be able to find a photo of every corn morph.

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I was told the best way to pick your snake up is to pick it up like it was rubber but not to quickly (unless it likes to run away) and try to pick it up from the side (don't move your hand straight down or it might think you are a bird).

Picking snakes up

Thanks for the help.

Steer away from the head, as the snake may think that you are a predator. Mine are usually all balled up so I just pick them up wherever I think is the middle of them. Some people pick their snakes up by the tail end, I don't think that's a problem other than you really want to support them, I wouldn't like to be picked up by my toes... Be slow, firm and confident. Don't be afraid of them, and for heavens sake hold them well, you don't want to drop them. And naturally hold them with love and tenderness. I like to talk to mine while I pick them up in a comforting voice (I know they are deaf, but still, I like to think they can hear me maybe psychicly).

whatever you do don't be afraid of getting bitten when you are going to pick them up, they know when you are afraid. If they do try to take a nip at you, more the reason to finish picking them up. you have already disturbed them, and if they show a sign of aggression toward you and you don't follow through with it, they feel that they succeeded in driving a bad guy away and will continue to be aggressive. But you have to show them that you are a good guy and that u won't hurt them, then they won't show that aggression towards you, unless you do something out of the ordinary to piss them off. The nice thing about babies is that when they bite, they can't even break the skin. jsut a little pinch.

almost everyone at first is scared of getting bitten, then it happens and you laugh at yourself for being scared.

Thanks for all the help greatly appreatied.

always remember to support the whole snakes body. since i dont think you would like to just get picked up by you leg or some thing.

You said your corn was poised and ready to bite, well i would recomend that you just put your hand in and pick them up around the midlle, if you are still nervous then drop a small piece of cloth on there heads this removes the feeding response EG when you go over and open the cage they may think they are getting fed the piece of cloth removes the feeding response

I like the cloth idea, that's cool, you could also try sqwirting them with water this may stun or shock them a little so that their mind is off of biting enough for you to pick them up. At least it works with my cat when she is in a bad mood.

good luck, and don't be afraid of getting bit, it happens to everyone and it really doesn't hurt that bad or leave scars

And remember if it does bite you Bite him back that will show whos boss

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yah that's a good idea.