But even snakes can cause trouble.
Last night I was feeding all my snakes (I have seven, five different species), and I got to Jacques, the little ball python. His cage is in my room, next to an overflowing basket of fleece fabric.
I use tongs to feed him (they all eat frozen/thawed mice) because he doesn't have the greatest aim, and I've had my fingers mistaken for a mouse before. So I lifted up the lid and dangled the mouse.
He got a bit overzealous and launched past the mouse and grabbed a mouthful of fleece! I dropped the mouse into the cage and gasped as he coiled around a section of the fabric in a death grip. I grabbed him and tried to uncoil him, but he wouldn't budge. That felt like a furry mouse and he wouldn't be convinced otherwise!
After a minute or two I was able to uncoil him and pry his mouth off the fabric. Once again in his cage I dangled the mouse, and he struck, strangled and ate it.
I then got out my scissors and cut away that section of fabric, luckily it was towards the end.
I didn't get any pics of the action, but here's the little trouble maker Jacques:
He's a bit bigger than in that photo now, but still a cute handful of snake.
6 comments:
Hey! you could charge EXTRA for something made of "snakebit" fleece!
:D
Or did he really mess it up?
Oh no! Glad you nabbed him in time. I love his name by the way. Proper people names for animals are the best. They always give me a giggle. (o:
I've never seen s a real snake before. But i really think that the snake in the picture looks so beautiful. I love it's skin design :)
It looks so glamorous and elegant
Wow, glad you were able to get it. I admit to being afraid of snakes. I was running on the trail the other day and jumped at two different ones sunning on the trail. I was mowing grass later and something tickled my ankle. I jumped so hard that I cracked my ankle and have a huge bruise. I'm so jumpy now! I can barely deal with a hamster LOL. I'm sure Jacques would love Pepper.
You need to get that snake a pair of bifocals stat.
That's too funny. I am sure he enjoyed his mouse much more than he would have enjoyed some fleece.
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