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What's a man without his snake?
Topic Started: Feb 17 2009, 06:46 PM (155 Views)
Jolly
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Geaux Tigers!
So sad...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7896028.stm
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brenda
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My dad used to raise snakes as pets when I was a kid. He never had any that were poisonous. Over several years, he had a couple Boa Constrictors, an Anaconda, a Fox snake, a Yuma King snake, and a few others I can't recall right now.

The Fox snake liked to escape from its cage and my cat would play with it. He would bring the snake to my room in the night and the snake would crawl inside a box fan on the floor. The snake would start thumping his tail inside the metal fan frame and it sounded like a rattle snake.

The King snake escaped and got outside somehow. He met his death under the tires of a kids' Big Wheel on the front sidewalk. He was just a tiny guy.

The little snakes had an aquarium type cage. The big snakes, up to 6 feet or more, had their own cage that dad built for them. It was a huge plywood box with a screened front that opened. They needed extra warmth, so they had a light bulb for additional heat. The Anaconda, Annie, loved her green plastic pool. They had a tree branch to drape themselves across for exercise, and dad took them out regularly to keep them social. They enjoyed human interaction.

The Boa Constrictor was the one dad had for the longest time. Her name was Victoria. It started out as Victor, but he was a she. She grew to over six feet long.

Dad took them to some of the local elementary schools to do science presentations. He was a big hit with the kids!
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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brenda
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Bump for animal lovers
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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LadyElton
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Hilary aka LadyElton
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ivorythumper
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Brenda: My uncle was a veterinarian who had a 7' boa constrictor. One of a pair -- Stanley and Oliver -- that had some skin condition he cured. The customer couldn't pay the bill, so he took one of the snakes in trade. He used to raise mice to feed it. Eventually he gave it to the San Diego Zoo.
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brenda
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Yeah, dad raised mice and gerbils for snake food. The color of the rodent was the color of the snake's feces about a week later. Eewwwww.

It was educational, but not always stuff you really *wanted* to know.
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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