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There is NO way anyone will ever convince me that snakes don't have emotions and don't feel a sense of loss !! I've spent most of the day watching Chewy laying in the corner staring over at Jade's empty enclosure since she passed away and her enclosure is empty and every time I walk up so he can see my face he turns his back and avoids eye contact with me :(
Now I have to deal with his loss and how he's handling this and how it's going to affect him from this point forward and that's going to be the toughest part to watch him express his feelings with his loss also :(
I apologize for the quality it's night and my flash was reflecting on everything in Chewy's enclosure.

Busting Snake Myths
Snakes are the true teachers and educators and it's up to you how much time you are willing to invest with them to learn all that they can teach you.
Snakes that are social will work with you and not against you !!
People have spread so many myths about snakes and I made this video today outdoors with Chewy to show people how snakes REALLY act with people they have a close bond with and trust and have been raised as social snakes.
(1) If a snake is stressing out because you are handling it the snake will strike out at you and try to bite you and flee to get away from you. It won't stay close to you by it's own personal choice if it's stressed out or if the snake is merely because it's tolerating you !!
(2) Snakes aren't always close to humans because of a person's body heat because a snake that is still staying close to you on a 90 degree day outdoors surely isn't because it's trying to warm up by using your body heat.
(3) Snakes DO NOT size up food !! If a snake is hungry it will first bite to control a food item and then wrap and constrict it to secure it so it can eat it will greater ease!!
(4) Snakes most certainly aren't deaf and in this video (as many of my other videos) you will see several times my snake responding to my vocal commands and YES they can learn to respond to audio cues and routines !!
(5) A snake isn't always moving because it's stressed out if that were the case most of a snakes life it spends stressed out because any normal healthy curious snake will move around often and it doesn't mean the snake is stressing out but that depends on the person and how the snake is approached and handled !!

I've heard this tale for so many years it really amazes me there are so many people that actually believe snakes size people up with intentions of eating them as well they size up all living creatures to see if they can devour them as food !!! I do't know where people get these ideas from and what's worse is there are animal vets that also pass this information on to snake owners !!
In this video Apollo my new adopted cat got to meet Chewy my 11 foot Coastal Carpet Python and he's very curious about my snakes so I feel in time with a lot of dedication and supervision my two new adopted cats will accept my snakes and my snakes were best friends with my cat Deffer for 15 years before she passed away and they have constantly searched my house for her so I felt it was time to bring another cat into my home for my snakes to bond with in time.

Jasmine just arrived this morning and she is a beautiful Caramel Coastal Carpet Python female that was produced by Living Legless Reptiles and I found her on Morph Market's web site. She was hatched out in July and I would like to thank Travis for sending me such a sweet gorgeous little girl :)
Music from youtube audio library song title Brain Trust

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We had an awesome friend and guest for two days at my home Brian Kusko and he met all of my snakes and spent time with most of them one on one outside of their enclosures and they were very cool to make a new friend and warmed up to Brian really fast so that told me that they trust him and were totally comfortable with him with the exception of Jasmine my new Caramel Coastal Carpet Python female that wasn't sure how she should be acting so she tried to attack everyone LOL She finally calmed down so we had a great time just hanging out and talking about snakes and I was truly honored to meet a friend that is as passionate about snakes as I am so that really highlighted Brian's visit. He met my family and we hated to see him leave but he's on a journey to help educate people about snakes so it was a great cause and reason for him to visit friends and spread the love and respect for snakes :o) I felt bad that we couldn't take Nosey and Grumpy out but Grumpy started his shed and cleared his head off and as usual sat there waiting for me to help him finish his shed but Nosey was coiled up with Grumpy and being her usual protective self of her boyfriend Grumpy so I felt it was in our best interest to leave Nosey and Grumpy inside of their enclosure however Nosey did leave Grumpy's side long enough to devour a couple of rats LOL
Also in the video is my male friend and companion Dennis Herosia that I've been spending time with for the past 2 years and he's a really great friend as well :o)

Proof that snakes can understand vocal commands !! Snakes most certainly can hear and they recognize their names and as you will witness in this video they also comprehend vocal commands !! I told Chewy to go see Dennis and visit him and without prompting Chewy he goes straight over to visit my guest and friend Dennis :)
Music from youtube audio library song title: Species
The snake in this video is Chewy my big male Coastal Carpet Python that I've raised from a baby and he's 9 years old and a VERY social friendly snake that spends most of his time outside of his enclosure bonding with people.
To witness the individual personalities and behavior of your snakes you need to invest a lot of quality time with your snake learning from the snake about the snake and that's done through observation :o)

So many people have asked me if I ever fear for my life working with big constrictor snakes so I'm making this video to help some people better understand my relationship and association with my big snakes and why I've always loved raising them and handling them and working with them and I absolutely have NEVER been in fear for my life working with big snakes :)
With handling and interacting with your snakes regularly over many years you learn to better trust your snakes and at the same time they are learning to trust you so there is definitely mutual trust that resolves any of your doubts about ever feeling threatened by your snakes or your safety !!
Music Credit: Epidemic Music
Song Title: I'm Falling For You
Artist: Kalie Engstrom
My television was playing in the background so any audio on that wasn't intended for any purpose of copyright infringement :)

I have a few of my snakes out of their enclosures at night before I retire for the night because it's the greatest feeling in the world to show them that they matter to you and that you respect them and it means so much to know that you are giving your snakes the best possible life that they can live in a captive environment :o) It feels so good to know that your snakes are healthy, content and all eat on a regular basis and have clean enclosures and always have fresh water available. I can't go to sleep at night unless I'm sure that all of these things have had my full attention and my snakes are secure and comfortable each night because each of my snakes lives do matter to me :)
Song From:Epidemic Music Title: Subtle Shift 1

I spend tons of time handling my snakes and to learn more about your snakes you have to observe them and their personalities and how they respond to different things around them.
In this video you will see Jasmine (My Caramel Coastal Carpet Python) out socializing with people in my family and when we put her back into her enclosure (toward the end of the video) she retaliated with a temper display showing that she wasn't pleased with being taken away from people but put back into her enclosure. Snakes are fully capable of expressing their feelings in MANY different ways and to see these changes and different reactions you have to interact with your snakes and invest quality time with them. There is very little you will learn about each snakes personality by sitting and looking at them locked inside of an enclosure because they aren't being exposed to anything in their environment nor other living things. Mental stimulation is a vital part of a snakes growth and development :)