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my thoughts

If corns in the wild don't seek out humans, and live perfectly fine without human interaction then they can 100% live without being held. Not sure who wrote something to the effect that a corn that is never taken out will be sad. I disagree. That's silly. If you have a nice large tank and stuff then the corn will be FINE if he is never ever touched. Perfectly fine.

But I hold my snakes once in awhile myself, just not as often as most people do. I don't see them liking it one way or another.

But if you are talking about other snakes i.e. say a Ball Python, I can safely say they would prefer not to be out, not all of them but most as it is very stressful especially if they are young ones.
just my thoughts.

handling is fine i think and its fine never to hold your snake

bmm
 
I know that snakes are naturally solitary animals and I see absolutely no problem with leaving them alone and not handling them. But I also think that it can be enjoyable for both owner and snake, if it is happy with being handled. Maybe some people only handle their snakes to tame them because they don't really want a wild/aggressive snake as a pet (I know corns are very docile anyway).
I think that people's opinions on handling sometimes change with the number of snakes they own. I suppose that a lot of people with only a few snakes or only one regularly handle the animals but large-scale breeders do it less often, if at all. I think it's your choice if you hold them or not. Personally, I handle mine regularly.

Neil
 
oeps, pipatic, it seems that i have a big problem (bigger than i thought) with this gender thing.

i regret my blunder.

i agree with your statement. ironically i go around catching wild snakes in people's houses or on their property. i then release them in a safe(er) place. that is how i pay my rent for living on this earth.
 
just when i thought it was safe to go on the internet...little twiglet (a he or a she) posts a reply.

thank you.
 
Do you just put your hand in there and pick him up??When Candy(my corn)was young she would bite my hand if I didnt first gently pet her and show her its me.So that may scare your snake so much that he'll do that.
 
my corn, when i only had it for a month (wild caught in south africa!), nipped me once.

i cannot recall being bitten by any other snake, caught in the wild or otherwise, that nipped me. except a boomslang/tree snake (dispholidus typus) when i tried to bag it. it caught me with one tooth, the poison fang. as you might know, it is the most poisonous snake in south africa. rather ironic, i think.

interesting comment on geckos. they look like miniature dragons to me. maybe that is why i like my family.

what is the difference between newbie and normal member? what does "newbie" mean?
 
newbie is just a term for someone who just got their first pet snake and doesnt really know what to do.

This term also applies to anything you or someone else tries for the first or not many times.
 
Newbie,I still concider myself a newbie.Even though ive been working with reptiles for 3 years,I still have alot more to learn,ALOT!!
 
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