Weight lifting with snakes

[john hufton]

Does anyone else on the Pikers Pit keep snakes? This one is a bit of a handful but a gentle giant.

[Steve Le maitre]

Grants got a Python, well that’s what he tells us

[Slug]

I’ve held two small snakes and both times been absolutely terrified.
My mate was breeding them for a few years. How anyone can sleep while sharing a house with that many snakes I have no idea.

[Smoothound]

I kept and bred snakes for years but have none now :( Carpet Pythons, Brazillian and Columbian Rainbows, Yellow Anaconda and others!

[Stewlaws]

Does anyone else on the Pikers Pit keep snakes? This one is a bit of a handful but a gentle giant.

If that was to constrict say around your arm John, would you at that size be able to break the constriction?

[suffolk si]

Grants got a Python, well that’s what he tells us

[Andrew]

I tend to use my weights for weight lifting. they dont bite

[Bob Barker]

Does anyone else on the Pikers Pit keep snakes? This one is a bit of a handful but a gentle giant.

Only because it does not yet perceive you as a food item.

[Andytheammer]

Not anymore John

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Worked in the Reptile house at London Zoo for a couple of months many years ago, & then for an importer of reptiles.
This was the last one I actually had, Rescued it from a family it had “outgrown”

[davelumb]

Never seen the appeal of snakes as pets. Quite interesting to photograph though.

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[Smoothound]

Never seen the appeal of snakes as pets. Quite interesting to photograph though.

Nice pics Dave. I'd upload some if I could work out how to get it to work! Mind you only ones on this thread I can see are yours

[davelumb]

Never seen the appeal of snakes as pets. Quite interesting to photograph though.

Nice pics Dave. I'd upload some if I could work out how to get it to work! Mind you only ones on this thread I can see are yours

I think you need a few more post before you get full pic privileges.

[Daniel]

I don't have any anymore, my lady friend just couldn't sleep knowing they were in the next room.
I used to keep Vietnamese blue beauties, mangrove snakes, blandings tree snakes, various localities of green tree pythons, emerald tree boas, bredls carpet pythons, black headed pythons, woma pythons, green bush rats and rhino ratsnakes.

[john hufton]

Boa constrictors are incredibly strong and yes could kill you potentially. However, this would only happen if you smeared your neck with a rat or rabbit which obviously you wouldn’t! To my knowledge there has never been a human fatality cause by a boa constrictor, unlike reticulated, Burmese, African rock python and green anaconda which are the 4 giants.

[Smoothound]

I think you need a few more post before you get full pic privileges.

Yeah I'd sort of come to that conclusion Dave! I can wait

[JohnCopeman]

Boring pets....they don't even fetch a stick back.

[Jeffire]

My daughter has a couple , im not keen.

[Muskie]

Cannot see the attraction of ownership, but each to their own!