How to handle an aggressive/defensive snake with and without a hook
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ย. 2017
- This is video number three of no bullshit reptile keeping, breeding, and everything in between. In this video, I use a few snakes as examples on how to handle aggressive/defensive Snakes. I'm planning to do a follow up with some larger snakes in the near future, but want to keep these videos limited and focused on specific questions people have asked. Please keep following, subscribing, and leaving comments!
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“And now she’s....still really pissed off” 😂😂
BaileeGermanotta lmao. Well she was :)
Wow thank you bro! This gave me the courage to pick up my aggressive boa. You made me feel more confident and less scared of a bite. And i been able to pick her up and shes a lot more calm now than before when i would just pick her up with a long broom stick lol
Hahaha, I feel your pain man. My new Jungle Python is such an aggressive and anxious guy. He's 4 years old, 1.8M long and holy crap I've never felt or owned a snake with the strength that this guy has .. first ever snake I've owned that actually makes me anxious. But hopefully this video will help me out too. 😁
I felt both of y'all I recently got a 4ft guyana red tail boa and the first days I left him alone trying to get comfortable now I'm trying to hold him more which of course he bit me a few times and tries to run away we have a love hate relationship. which also he is my first adult snake the other ones were small and easier
"Handle like you're not gonna get bit." Heard that from Kevin McCurley, but I don't know if it's his quote. Demonstrated well here.
Just finished handling 6 afrocks (one at a time) from 2-6 feet in length. I handle them every night except in the days around feeding time. Occasional bite from a yearling, sure, but 90% of the time they seem more focused on getting away than anything else.
Confident, gentle and consistent handling will bring any snake down with enough work, I swear.
Massive thank you
Watching this video 6 years later and this is exactly what I needed to see
Thank you! The channel has improved over time, but some of this content is still super applicable.
Very helpful! Wouldn't have guessed spinning just a little bit could work so well. Very interesting
Foamblanket something I found to work very well. Snakes don't usually spin so it screws them all up.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles That was the best advice for me, it really works. I was scared to pick up my boa, because i was like how am i gonna stop her from striking when shes on me? Tried picking her up without hesitation and spinning when she was getting nervous and shes cool! Thanks!
Great tips mate. The spinning thing i didn't know.
This makes my small snake not look so bad 😂 first time snake owner here and this video was really helpful and eased my nerves a bit
Hehe
i would say i am more scared to get bit, not even just that i feel as thought my energy is very shaken and nervous around them which most likely makes them nervous and pissed i don’t blame them. i think i just need to adjust my vibe and i’ll be fine it’d just really hard for me. thank you for the great video though!
100% most people who get bit are just nervous and acting nervous. They do things that freak the snake out.
THANK YOU!!! I just got a rescue 5' BI rescued from a meth house and I need all of this awesome help thank you for making this videos...anything on calming and handling and helping them to trust you will help me...(never had a boa before, I was into the easiest of snakes... ball pythons now boas are my loves)
Waw very confident and gentle bro, great work!
Thank you!
Ayee lol yea Canadian I caught the " "Aboat "
Just saw the new video with that Burmese after a year, so much calmer! I'd love to hear more about how you got such a behavioral change.
I'll make that a video, but in this girls case it's just the limited handling during cleaning and respecting her. She understands now that I mean no harm to her so there is no reason to fear me.
Tried these tips with my new boa today. It worked amazingly well! It definitely kept her from striking and after a bit stopped trying. I did get snagged while putting her back but the little wench had anchored on my finger and I was afraid I'd jerk her halfway across the room! Second handling session was even better! Amazing how a 4 minute tutorial can make a world of difference for me and my snake! Thank you so much!
That's Awesome to here!
Great info and straight to the point! Love this series!
trishaaspiranti thank you!
If I only had your SKILLZ!!!!!!!
Kevin McCurley learned a lot of them from this vegan dude in NH.
Good stuff. So simple yet, so effective.
Thank you!
Another excellent video. Great information and knowledge.
boxingboa thank you
Wow, I don't struggle with my sweet corn snake but this was really informative anyway! You're such a sympathic person and you seem to know very well about what you're doing! :)
Hey mate, this was super helpful man, really appreciate it. For about 5 nears now I've owned Snakes, they're my favourite animal/reptile. My collection consisted of a Stimsons for the first 2 years, then a spotted python for the last 3 years who was a little snappy, and now 2 9 month old Bredli's. But 4 days ago I went and picked up a new snake, a 4 year old 1.8M Jungle Python. As I said before I've never ever had a fear of snakes what so ever up until I got this Jungle. He's super cage defensive, aggressive and anxious. I hope your methods will help me and this Jungle break the tension that the two of us currently have. It's just the fact that the strength that he has is unbelievable. It's like I've met my maker within my love for reptiles lol. Hopefully I can break him in eventually though. Thanks for the vid man, keep it up. 👍
Very knowledgeable on snake handling good stuff
I love the boa with the dog bowl lmfaoo,
Another great video. Thanks again
Hey man it was good to meet you at the Ma expo. Awesome convo on the retic. Hope to see ya at the NH expo.
Awesome video bro, keep up the good work. Thanks for leaving your shirt on.
Title it... sand boas.
When I hold a defensive snake I sometimes try to rock back and forth on my feet/sway my hips so that I can avoid the snake honing in on something. I modeled it after him moving the snake around
Awesome it works too lmao.
Great video 👍🏻
learn a lot in that short video!!
Awesome vid!
Fawzi Rifai thank you
I seen that spin trick on Kevin's channel very clever indeed, gorgeous babes thank you for sharing and best wishes always..
Nice hypo! I have a hypo and he used to be like that then he got older and calmed down
Real good video, will do inexperienced owners the world of good when their snakes have an off day!
jonnyacres thank you!
I bought a Cali king in July (he is always defensive like a cobra strike lol), got prepared for a Mexican black king I bought two days ago, I held him the first time no bite. Second time he he held on to me for twenty minutes. I think out of all my snakes, kingsnakes are the most challenging
nice video, subbed
Everyone else is holding it back. . But Jason is Fine Af 🙃
Haha thank you. Now I’m old and washed up but looking back, I’d definitely hit on my younger self lol
Thank you.
Great technique mate always good to know how not to get bitten thank you for the video
Thanks for watching!
the first video I've seen on handling an aggressive snake where 1) the snakes weren't extra tiny 2) they actually were striking and 3) the person telling you don't be afraid ACTUALLY didn't seem afraid themselves! definitely going to try this with an older ball python I just picked up
Thank man!! I appreciate that! I'll do it with some larger ones but if have to get creative haha.
no doubt!
I think I would have no problem taming his agressive snake one good looking guy with nice muscles on his body
Haha you guys are funny.
Girl... stop lmao
Great video! I've NVR had a problem or hesitated when handling my noodles til i took in a rescue recently. She was a 13inch blood python, literally someone put her in a sock tied up& left in a box on the doorstep of a local pet store i frequent. Could NOT believe it. So i offered to take him home & he was soo skinny broke my heart 💔 but I learned quickly that EVERY time i went in to handle/tame her i ALWAYS got bit! After 1-2wks of this i noticed not only with her but ALL my snakes i had this sudden anxiety just approaching the tank! Hated it! Luckily she's doing a lil better but randomly i STILL get bit or atleast struck at. Smh! Dont really specialize in Blood Pythons so if you have any to help her know i mean no harm & am nothing like her previous owners! Thanks
really enjoy your all vids,Id like to ask few questions,is it possible that ball python will be aggressive snake? how to rise my BP so she can't be aggressive when she get older?
Awesome video! What snake hook is that? I really love the size!
loved that first boa, gorgeous patterns. do you have any rainbows?
Just found you thx for the video
My corn snake still strikes at me and I’ve handled him for almost three years now
Очень поучительное видео о том, как следует правильно работать со змеей. Спасибо, у тетя еще один фанат.
Not pissed off...she's scared. Totally different. Totally matters to the handler. It's easy to lose patience when someone is angry. It is hard to lose patience when someone is frightened.
i have gotten very luck so far.. While owning and handling snakes...
From the very first day i got them, I have glass tap trained them.... Well, Not so much as "trained"... but they have self-learnt....
If i tap on the glass before i open it, They know its handling time, or i need to put my hands in to change water, clean poop etc...
if i DONT tap on the glass before opening it... they know its feed time....
My ball pythons and my Boa Constrictor have learnt this very well, in quite a short time....
My boa would shred my arm, if i opened up the glass and just reached in...
But the second i tap on the glass, She stops what she is doing.. head goes down, and she doesnt move an inch!
I can put my hands and arms right over the top of her, to reach the water bowl etc... and she wont even so much as move her head in my direction....
But if i open the glass without tapping.. She is instantly up at the glass, waiting for food :D
My new baby Retic, is getting the exact same treatment too..
So luckily, ive never had to deal with defensive-ness etc.... My snakes have learnt the glass tapping very quickly... and dont panic or show any aggression when i tap.. they know its handling time.. and just lay there and let me grab them out...
I had a 6 foot red tail.it got out of the aquarium find him in a corner mouth wide open for 1 hour and it would not stop hasten.so I had to wait for it to come down.this was 11 year ago.i wish I know this thank for the help for next time.
Im gonna go without a hook to handle a yellow anacoda today :) gonna try your way thank you
Btw i like that these snakes dont be like the snakes i want to handle here possessed turn the head 360 and dont unlock the f target hahaha
You were fantastic...no bite today yei... One question if you know...i want so much buy a yellow anacoda but its extremely aggressive..today was in alert, but no bites at all at free handle ..anyway i want buy it but all at the store said me that it will never get calm and its aggressive by nature...you agree with that Jason? :)
Could do this same video with some of the larger boas
Those burms are like mine. He just does NOT like to be bothered.
Did the larger snake vid come out yet? I have a boa that I'm pretty timid around. A striker. 5foot and maybe 30# blood.
This is my 4mo old female anery khal boa. She was a sweetie when I first got her in June but now every single time I go in to get her she hisses, strikes, puffs up, etc. I don't feed her in cage. Once she is out, she is a mixed bag; sometimes still hissing and striking, sometimes calming down. I take her back to her viv on a hook after feeding and she is okay, but even if these techniques enable getting her out, will she ever be a snake like my banana ball who I can have around my neck or who puts his head in my lap and hangs out all day? Do they calm down after this baby/adolescent stage at all?
You are fine sir
how to get them from a branch ? I cant do it in one motion because she is holding to it ? Im trying to handle our 15 foot, Broghammerus. Still training with smaller ones.
Kool
I got a male ball python about 3 weeks ago , he ate twice.when I got him he was very docile and was calm with handling
Now if you open his cage , he doesn't bare his teeth to actually bite but he trys to tap you with his face to get you to back off
He wasn't like this before and I was wondering if anyone had tips
@@serarityphillips9923 don’t overthink it.
I love you and your mean burnise
Haha thank you
How do you handle snake that is super cage agressive
Is it safe to say that it's in the handlers best interest to avoid being bitten for several reasons? I can't help but wonder if the endorphins you release as a result of being bitten could be misinterpreted by the snake thusly adding more stress to an already tense situation for the snake.
I have a corn snake, he is defensive but I think I found out how to not get him scared
I set both hands and his cage and scoop him up then have his tail rapped around my fingers and have his lower body sit on my palm
But could you help me a lil more?
He is still quite defensive and grumpy
Which snake is the best to buy as a pet?
What do you feed snakes when they go off rats and mice? I was going to try hamsters but I kinda feel bad cos I used to have them as pets. I was thinking of trapping some grey squirrels (sounds crazy I know, but they are a designated 'pest' where we live), but then got kinda spooked by the parasites they may have. As for pet store food, guinea pigs are too big for ball pythons, but I'm guessing rabbit cubs could work?
why snake dont attack when u start hold them? if she want to attack, which part mostly (when we hold the snake) ?
I could only imagine how scared those snakes would be if you hit the gym more often lol. Help, please take a look at my Inca Boa. I posted a video of her. She hisses as soon as I walk in the room. She strikes at me as well when I hold her. She calms down a tad after about 5 minutes of handling. Nice video.
thanks man. Thats natural for snake to be afraid of us. imagine something the site of a 50 story building reaching down and trying to pick you up. Over time they realize that we are nothing to fear as long as we give them no reasons to fear us.
What about an Emerald Tree Boa? He’s definitely the aggressive kind. Pet store said he actually came from the wild. You think I’ll ever be able to handle him? Thanks.
I always feel the ETBs are hands off. It’s hard enough to get them thriving in captivity never mind social
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nice vids! i recently got an milk snake (first snake). shes bites sometimes and that kinda scares me. do i need to just hold her and let her bite me till she calmed down? what should i do to tame her?
Rick Schaper Yes! Just gentle handling. You don’t want to squeeze them or grab them. Just let them run through your hands. Pretend that you are branch and they are just moving over it.
another very great vid.....now a topic we should talk about is give me one of those beautiful pissy hypo burms lol
I've seen some cobra handler tap/slap the snake's head from above if they strike. They immediately turn from fight mode to flight mode. Maybe this method useful if we want to try the dominating method. Any thought?
Kolor Slayer yeah they are idiots. Please don't go slapping a snake on the head. The snake is only defensive because they are scared. Then you slap it on the head which would be the equivalent of getting punched hard in the face from something 10x the size of you.
Hi, could you do another similar one to this, but handling / taming / body language of a BP (baby to adult)? Thanks :D
The approach and method would be pretty much exactly the same except the snake would be much less defensive Haha.
i just got a burm hatchling, she's not super keen on me handling her, she tenses up and hisses a little, and struck at me a couple times. the tank is a little deeper so it would be difficult to just reach in without exposing my entire arm to be bitten. any advice?
A snake hook 🪝 will do the trick for sure 👍🏾
I have two questions first i have a 6 foot boa that i just got wasnt handled much not aggressive just flighty was wondering if she will calm down with regular handling or is it too late???? Second question when i hold her her stomach makes sounds is it normal cause she fighting against me flexing her muscles and stuff or should she be checked by a vet she eats poops n sheds fine
Yes, she will absolutely come down with time. Regarding the noises. As she's moving you're probably just moving air in fluids around inside of her. Nothing to worry about.
Jason's Exotic Reptiles ok ty so much for replying ... love your videos
Does this technique works on rat snakes? I've got a wild fox snake who hates me :D
What was the second boa genetic? I have one very similar to it ... Thanks
Oscar Alarcon that's a hypo central American. If you find me on Facebook or Instagram and send me a pic I can take a look.
I'm gonna start practicing this with my colored Amazon tree boa shes extremely aggressive lol need to be able to use my hands to
Any tips for rough greens snakes
Brody Penn pretty much the same approach for all snakes, but just act like a tree branch. Let them move over you and just be the next branch they crawl on if that makes any sense
I've got 2 aggressive boas about 18 months old what's the beat way to handle them please
I need a newer video on this that might be very helpful to you. If you go to my page and look under my videos oh, you will see one with the leucistic snake. It's titled something along the lines of how to quickly tame / socialize an aggressive defensive snake. That one might be helpful. I do plan to make another video on General handling techniques make the snake feel most comfortable.
Most of it seems to be nerves from a snake.
Especially if they have no where to retreat too.
I have one that’s a consistent investigator and tongue flicker. Really hates being in his or her viv and being touched. Out of the viv, fine. Getting it out is a game in itself.
Had the first open mouth hiss today.
Also, the first session where they got touched and didn’t react.
Must be scary being small. Everything is a perspective predator.
Hey Jason, trying to figure if my problem is a phase or an issue. I have a 6 month old burm that is fine to pick up and hold. If my wife holds and I walk by she strikes. The other day I sat by my wife and she struck at her. She a few times even did it at nothing while I was holding her in the room alone. When she was a hatchling the breeder sent her too soon (like two weeks old at shipping) and she wouldn’t eat. I ended up finally assist feeding her a few months before she finally took on and was great. Never defensive and very sweet. The only issue between the nice attitude with random striking is while checking on her one day I was closing her rack and she shot out catching her head in the close. It wasn’t really hard but she shot back in scared. Just wondering if you had any idea on how to correct the problem. She never strikes or bites in the tub or the handler.
You're over thinking it. Shes just a small snake and striking at heat that she sees around. Sounds like she is still young and nervous. Burms will grow out of it
I jumped lol
If those Burns ever get too aggressive, I'll happily take one off your hands ;)
Quinton O'Brien-Garvey haha I'll send one your way asap
Boa constrictors do not have heat sensitive pits.
Do you use the hook to take out your boas?
I might use it to tap them or to move the head out of the way, but never to pick them up.
what do you do if the snake if so big i feel like holding it with a hook could hurt it?
Mickey Majkic the hook should only be used to maniputle the snake. It should never be used to support the snake. On larger snakes. You can injure them badly so it's best to only use it to move the head out of the way or change their direction.
Jason's Exotic Reptiles yeah I gave up on the hook since the snakes calmed down enough.
It's a 5 year old carpet 1.8m and over 3kg I think.
Do you own anaconda’s? I have a yellow anaconda and she is a sweetheart. She always me to disturb her peace with reckless abandonment and still doesn’t strike. But anaconda’s have that 90 degree bite that most snakes don’t have and there is no hissing or puffing from them when they’re upset and they strike or can bite unexpectedly. So basically how would you pick up an anaconda?
What about holding it at a point where it’ll limit its strike range in case it does strike?
The only place that could be is behind the head which will defeat the purpose of socializing them.
Jason's Exotic Reptiles oic. Thanks for the info. I thought there’s a spot where, like with king cobras, the handler can hold them while limiting their strike range. Like how a hook would do on the ground.
You have any bigger snakes
Aw, she tried to give kisses
Maximus Joseppi you can call them that haha
Hello, how often should i handle my 5 year old ( rescued ) Boa Imperator a week to make him calmer? I adopted him, he's here 2 months, but still nervous. He bit me once, but i made the mistake to b too close to a rat ( 2 meters away) and he just shed, so was hungry i guess. - I want to build a good relation with him, but i don't know how often to handle him. - Thank u!
Assuming you didn't just feed. Every other day for about 5-10 minutes. You need to feel it out. If the snake looks nervous keep it shorter, if he looks comfortable, make it longer.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles Thank u, but i have a problem, since he has bitten me, i feel scared.. ( my first snake bite) I guess i have to learn not to b afraid. Not easy. I do touch him every now & then, just caress him. But like this it ain't no fun. I did not wanted a display animal. I guess i made a mistake to buy a 5 year old Boa, with bad past. ( he has scares all over) So he does not trust people. He was not handled much. What do u say on this? What should i do? Keep him a while more? And try it out? Yeah, i guess so. Thx!
@@Bassouljah same approach then but put on a sweatshirt and some gardening gloves. The teeth wint be able to penetrate through. This way you can handle and get to know him with confidence. The more scared you are the more scared he will be. Just the way we move and everything is going to freak them out when we are scared.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles Good Tips! Cause, i actually would like to give him a chance to have a good home, cause he's been mistreated .. But to never handle him, that's not nice. So i'll protect myself, and i hope that he will calm down, in the beginning i hold him several times with no problem, so maybe he just was having a bad day and the rat so close, just out of shed.. and so on. I have a baby female boa now, could i house him with her? What age she has to b then? Thank u!
Question: can you do this with bite proof gloves or is it better bare handed?
You can just make sure you done apply too much pressure. And most thin gloves will be sufficient. Dont go overboard with the gloves especially for smaller snakes
@@JasonsExoticReptiles My GF bought me some biting proof gloves that she saw on amazon because a have a really defensive rescued boa (BCI). She/He (dont know the sex) is like 4 and a half feet long, i handle the snake almost every day and i know it might take some time for the snake to calm down.
Why are they in such a small enclosure???
Topic idea: how to care for a Burmese python… unless you already have a video like that I won’t be surprised if you do!!😉
I think I have a video on that but I keep getting requests so I’m going to have to make another one
Cool! Exactly what I’ve been looking for. I just picked up a 5 year old Boa who needed rehoming and he was fine when I visited him but I think the move has pissed him off a little. This should help me.
The change of environment can make them a little temperamental. Also check your temperatures. Hot snakes can be a little bit pissy. Good luck! I’m glad this video is helpful!
I have a Blanchi and a Champagne balls that apparently think they are mambas.
Lmao. Yeah some get pretty cranky
yo this is dope as fuck
A boa does not have heat sensors..
My adopted cornsnake just jumps and bites me :D
He is a lot of work.
Just more frequent handling and he will calm down I'm sure. 10 to 15 minutes every other day for a few weeks and you will notice a dramatic difference
1more tip. Keep them above your head. Be the tree..😛
She wanted to give you hug and a kiss. How you feel some half naked man come disturb you?
😂😂😂
I must say I love that you have boas and burms. Two of my favorite. My favorite boa would have to be Suriname or Peruvian. Burm would have be albino or Indian.
Kaminsky Evans I'll make sure to make a few videos with Surinames and Peruvians for you
Jason's Exotic Reptiles then I will be looking like this all day 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Now I am patiently awaiting that video.
Haha well keep following. I have a few requests ahead that I need to get to. I'm probably going to do a feeding in the cage verse out of the cage video and genetics then move to some different locality stuff with boa constrictors
Jason's Exotic Reptiles no worries. I am not going anywhere.