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Keeping Snakes As A Hobby
By Jean Dandrea
Sometimes when I tell people about one of my hobbies, they actually shudder. There are even a couple of people I know who now refuse to visit my home at all! Why? Because I have some pet pythons. In Australia, we are permitted, under licence, to keep native wildlife. My particular interest is snakes, so of course, once I was able to get a licence, I purchased my first snake. Since I wasn't an experienced keeper, I chose to get a small snake, which wouldn't grow much more than 1 metre in size. After some research, and setting up his cage, I brought him home. When you first introduce a snake to a new home, it's best to leave him alone for a couple of days to settle in. This little snake wasn't too bothered by the move, and settled in very well. Although he is a very placid, easy-going reptile, I called him Snappy. He's an Antaresia stimsoni, otherwise known as a large-blotched python, or Stimson's python. After having him for a while, I decided to get him a mate, so started the search for a suitable female. Savage arrived by plane from interstate some weeks later. She was not a happy girl, as she hadn't enjoyed the flight, and decided my fingers were good to bite. These days, she's also a very happy snake, and is very good to handle. Snakes are addictive, and I have now added another female large-blotched python to the group, Stormy. This little girl can move like greased-lightning when she's out of her cage, so we really have to keep an eye on her. She's very friendly though, and is always asking to come out. The other snake I currently own is somewhat larger - he's a Morelia bredli, bredl's python, or Centralian python, and is native to the Alice Springs area in Central Australia. At the moment, he is getting towards 3 metres in lenght - reptiles never stop growing, although he's not growing at a very fast rate now, as he's six years old, and is fully adult. Simbi is a really gentlemanly reptile, and loves to sit just inside his cage with his head hanging out of the open door, just watching what's happening in the room. I'd love to breed him, but finding someone with a suitable female isn't easy, but maybe next year. I hope I've given you a little insight into my hobby - could write for pages, but you can find more information on my websites. Can't help writing about something you really love. |
Snakes as Pets
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Simbi In The Garden
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