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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.

I'm sorry I'm behind of posting videos I've been sick for almost three weeks and I wanted to make this video to let other snake keepers know that snakes that are socialized do notice a change in their relationship with their handler for various reasons.
I apologize for my absence and I'm feeling a bit better now so I can make more snake videos while we still have a warm week ahead :)

There is so much to learn about snakes and raising them and that's why it's so important to observe them on a regular basis so you can understand their body language and their intentions and their personality and temperament :o)
For some reason many people assume a snake constricts something with intentions of eating it and that's not why they do that and it's actually the complete reverse situation of what many people assume :(

A captive bred snake doesn't mean snakes have to live like prisoners but it merely means that snakes are no longer living out in a wild natural environment and are no longer free roaming but that doesn't mean your snakes can't have some activities in it's life !! I really wish people could get this straight so their snakes have a better quality of life :o)
Music Owner : Epidemic Music
Song Title: Don't Need You
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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)

I wanted to introduce everyone to my new Clown female Ball Python I named Belle :) She was produced by Jon at Precision Pythons.
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Once my snake room adition is all set up I have plans to do some snake breeding in the spring and I'm really looking forward to breeding some of my snakes again as I wasn't sure that I would again after I lost my beautiful girl Jade that died laying her first clutch of eggs but we have to always expect the unexpected and continue to follow our love and passion for our snakes :)
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Song Title: Aurora Currents

People always ask me why my snakes are so huge for the different species that they are and it's not because they eat big feeders or eat a lot in one feeding because they all eat frozen thawed rodents but the reason mine are all so large is because they are out of their enclosures at least three days each week and spring and summer I take them outdoors and allow them to roam around to express themselves freely so unlike fat lazy snakes that lay around most of the time my snakes are ALL very strong muscular snakes and are VERY active on a regular basis. They do have their quiet time in their enclosures to shed and rest and to digest food but other than at those times they constantly beg me to let them come out to have some freedom
Music By Epidemic Music Song Title: Just Good Friends

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 :)

She is so dang cute and funny every time she falls off her hide she turns around and glares at me and she rules out that it was my fault that she fell so she turns and strikes at her hide LOL Today I made her a new one that isn't as tall so hopefully she can keep her balance better on that one Haha
Sometimes all it takes is a calm soothing voice to teach your snakes how to trust you :) Can you imagine how you would feel or any animal for that matter isolated in a box/cage without any contact with other living creatures totally isolated from everything else in their environment (world) ? They need to learn to be social animals and the only way they can learn that is if you are social with your snakes :)
Jasmine my new Caramel Coastal Carpet Python is learning to trust in leaps and bounds and I'm so very proud of what she has accomplished in such a short time here with me :)
Be patient with your snakes they have to learn new things and it's best if each new experience is a positive one for them :o)
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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 :)