Knives with Reptiles?

I was being sarcastic, I like reptiles, but I still would rather view them from a safe distance. You got me thinking, though, about how much the media blows up the pythons invasion, it would be great to do some research and reporting on this one.
 
There already are studies.
http://usark.org/featured/new-python-cold-study/

All the reptile nerds are read up on it. I do grass roots lobbying against all the stupid laws myself. My wife and myself have collectively physically mailed out about a 1,000 petitions to politicians over the past three years alone against banning reptiles.
 
This was a very cool thread to see! I am on reptile forums and knife forums, but I think this is the first time I have seen both in the same place! I am digging it! And my photobucket consists entirely of snakes and knives :) Anyway, here are some of my scaly kids.

Woma python on eggs earlier this year
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My lone green tree python
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A really nice red zebra jaguar carpet python that I unfortunately sold :( Just like knives I frequently have seller's remorse!
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One of my favorite coastal carpets that I own. I hatched her out back in 2006!
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One of my baby Angolan pythons that I hatched out a couple of years ago. This is one of my favoite species, so cool with the beaded scales!!!
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Who doesn't love a pied!
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Or a clutch with a mojave pied and a spider pied, among others! This clutch just hatched out last week!
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Bredls python, sure love this species as well!
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And one of our super nice zebra jungle carpet pythons
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And, a couple Hinderers just to round things out!!!
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I dont like snakes. Appreciate y'all do and all.....but man o man. I take the machete or shovel too them. Not the harmless ones.....and not if they flee before I get back. That's as nice to snakes as I can be.
 
Reptiles are "cool" in more ways than just one. :) Where I'm from, a snake under the porch is good luck. Keeps the varmints in check.
 
Just curious but are any of these snakes pictured venomous? I dont have any reptiles cause the wife doesnt want any around.
 
None, except I saw someone with a rattlesnake in his photo. But that isn't very common usually unless you live around PA or TX in the reptile hobby. And from the species that I have seen posted on this thread, outside of the green tree python, the species posted stereotypically have great demeanors. Even the bigger ones like the jungle carpets. Mine is a puppy dog.
 
Other than the albino rattlesnake and the cobra (?) meako posted on the first page, no.

Corn snakes, all pythons, boas and anacondas are constrictors and therefore non-venomous. The larger one can be dangerous nonetheless, snakes are very strong animals.

I helped a friend with a bad shed on his adult ball python female (>3kg) and she wrapped around my arm while he was removing some skin on her head (they don't like that AT ALL !). That day I decided to stay with smaller snakes :eek:

sir_mike said:
Wow, I didnt know there was that many different ball pythons around. I have only see a few of them! LOL

Thx.
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Take look at the morph list at http://www.worldofballpythons.com then. See you in a few weeks :D
BTW I could spend hours with the genetic calculator, it is a tool of the devil ;)
 
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green tree python??? I thought that was an extremely rare bell pepper snake.

I had a 5 foot corn snake for about five years. In exchange for love, food and shelter, Jim Harper rewarded me with absolute, total, world class....indifference.
 
ichor said:
green tree python??? I thought that was an extremely rare bell pepper snake.

I had a 5 foot corn snake for about five years. In exchange for love, food and shelter, Jim Harper rewarded me with absolute, total, world class....indifference.
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Lmao you just have to like them for what they are unconditionally. Can't change 20 million years of evolution. I have a rock iguana if I don't give him a piece (and I never do) of what I'm eating he gets pissy and takes a crap somewhere close to me while staring at me. So I'm always on the look out for if I have to jump up drop what I'm doing to put him onto a wee wee pad. I swear he does it on purpose.

I wrote a blog post about reptiles not too long ago in an ongoing blog about our herping adventures and reptile keeping that I maintain with the wife.
http://chrisandash.wordpress.com/20...-stop-reading-if-you-havent-gotten-there-yet/

There's a post about snake sepsis in the blog somewhere and we're the number one ranked site in google search for snake sepsis when you do a search on the internet. Ever since we did that post we've seen a lot more information pop up about the condition and hope that it saves a lot of pet owners animals.
 
TAS said:
Andy,
You, my friend live in close proximity with some of the scariest snakes on the planet. Not to mention a couple of spiders. I've read Sutherland's book and found it fantastic.
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....I grew up in the country and spend every moment I can now (not enough) in the bush, seen Mr No Legs plenty of times and generally just show him the respect he deserves, any of the species common around me get DEAD if found around the house or my camp, if they are just doing their thing out bush we have NO issues.... :D I get Funnel Web Spiders here around the house though, I generally don't see them till the best control guy comes and sprays, next day I will find one or two stumbling around the garage. Red Backs are a daily occurrence in the warmer weather.

Those skinks in the pics just reside in my yard, they are now well adapted to posing on blades during summer.... ;)
 
jball1125 said:
Yup there are tons of morphs and even more combinations of morphs.
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You know what is funny Jball1125 is people here have no idea how much money we make from these snakes or what they sell for.

BTW I just got a Highway BP in this week.
 
I do like the green tree python; he reminds me of the tiny harmless garden snakes I used to play with as a kid in the Appalachians. Fun little guys.

I'd assume Mr. Green Python isn't so small.
 
Green tree isn't that small...but they aren't all that large either. He's around 800 g. And he is very good with people! He's a keeper.
 
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