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Originally Posted by kjc  To get over my fear, I began working for a local snake breeder. He taught me how to take care of the baby snakes that were produced. He started out breeding Albino Boa Constrictors. The babies are around 1.5 feet long at birth. I used to tame them by handling them a few times a week, and they would wrap around my wrist and squeeze a bit.... felt like a little hug. They are not slimy at all, they feel like very soft leather.
An odd behavior we noticed one time as we were feeding them... some of the babies would wag they tails after they were given their food, just like a happy little dog. They each have their own personalities, and can recognize individual people. They are really amazing critters.
And I believe too, that Mommie snakes can count! |
Oh, Kathy, I saw your first line and bailed. No can do. The very idea of an "s"
breeder is so repulsive I could hyperventilate thinking of it for very long. I'm so far away from even wanting to get that much better as to go where they are
bred that it is laughable right now. I'd as soon be swimming with sharks or something. This isn't fear - it's severe phobia and irrational and going where they are
bred or even talking to a
breeder even on the phone is so repugnant. Irrational as it is, someone that has that many snakes around them is very weird to me & I wouldn't want to know them. That's how bad this is. Now I might could go where the make toy rubber ones and tour the factory but would likely sit up all night with my feet under me and not on the floor!!! I can only hope to get slightly better but know I won't ever be near normal. But I've come a long way - in the past had I seen a snake that close to me, I likely would have run screaming in front of all those people and would never, ever think of going to ANY pet store again. And could never have posted about it. My sis hasn't been in a pet store for over 15 years because she went in one that had them in terrariums! Refuses. Has her helper get her dog's food and products! But for now, I can only keep taking minute little steps like watching a TV commercial that has one on it(cannot stand to see several at once w/out shutting my eyes even on TV) and I do touch & sometimes pick up a toy one in the stores when I get the chance and then go eat chocolate. It's pretty bad right now, Kathy. I'll just quake along here as I am for a while before I take any more steps to get better. Guess right now I'm still super revulsed by yesterday!!! And I am sitting on my feet just posting!