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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 !!

Finally after a year and a half of spending a LOT of money and dealing with the stress and deception from my first contractor and having to pay a second contractor to finish up some of the work on my new snake room I've finally been able to move my snakes out into their new snake room and they totally love it out there with the sun and bright daylight and high humidity and all ate right away :) All of my larger snakes are out in the snake room with the exception of Chewy that has to always be close to me and in clear view of me and my smaller and younger snakes and Colubrid's enclosures are still in the main part of the house but eventually two of those stacks will be moving out into the snake room also. I've been down sick with a bad inner ear infection for over a week and that was my fault for pushing myself too hard to get things done with the high humidity and 100 degree temps a few days in a row but with lots of rest I'm feeling much better now !!
I have a large trundle bed out in the snake room so I can also sleep out in the room with my largest snakes because they are used to having a social relationship with myself and other people.
Raising snakes is an amazing and wonderful experience especially when your entire family is involved and loves spending time with your snakes and helping you take care of them so snakes can be just as big a part of someone's family as any dog or cat can be :)
Music Credit: 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 :)