is this reefsafe???

reefwars · #1 03-02-2012, 10:18 PM

im not sure if he would have the power or not i mean they are very very strong, but the snake wouldnt break it unless he was scared and he wasnt he was in complete control , took a bit of time for him to come off the back he was quite comfortable lol he has only done this once so i snapped some pics as i didnt place him there he went up the tank himself agfter eyeing the fish and then went in the water and right to the back of the tank.he stayed there while i coaxed him out as my fear was he would grip onto the center brace and not want to let go

Aquattro · #2 03-02-2012, 10:20 PM

Trust me, he can't break the tank. That's just silly. constrictors simply suffocate their prey by squeezing harder when the prey exhales, preventing it from taking another breath.

Coralgurl · #3 03-02-2012, 11:26 PM

My stepson just got a ball python and while I'll admit it's beautiful, I haven't been able to get too close yet. He carries it around everywhere but I am not showing him this thread bec he will want to see if his snake would do the same thing!

Very cool pics!!

reefwars · #4 03-03-2012, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

My stepson just got a ball python and while I'll admit it's beautiful, I haven't been able to get too close yet. He carries it around everywhere but I am not showing him this thread bec he will want to see if his snake would do the same thing!

Very cool pics!!

i was the same way at first lol :P

Coasting · #5 03-03-2012, 02:27 AM

Gentle Giants

They just wanna give you a big kiss, thats all!

daniella3d · #6 03-03-2012, 02:24 AM

yeah sure, what ever. My friend got her finger broken from a simple baby snake holding on too tight. I can only imagine how strong such big snake is. They not only suffocate their preys, they can hold on with a very strong grip if they feel scared or they don't want to be moved from one spot.

Do you have snakes?

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Trust me, he can't break the tank. That's just silly. constrictors simply suffocate their prey by squeezing harder when the prey exhales, preventing it from taking another breath.

Aquattro · #7 03-03-2012, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by daniella3d

yeah sure, what ever. My friend got her finger broken from a simple baby snake holding on too tight.
Do you have snakes?

Your friend is full of crap.
I do not currently have snakes. I have owned dozens of boas and pythons, I worked for a biology department with 2 14 foot carpet pythons, and I've personally held one end of a 26 foot reticulate python. I've handled all of them, and anytime they squeeze, you simply unravel them. The thought of them crushing or breaking anything is the most ridiculous statement ever. You clearly know absolutely nothing about snakes. Whatever back. pfft.

daniella3d · #8 03-04-2012, 12:30 AM

My friend is not full of crap, sir. you have no clue what you are talking about. We were about 14 and she was holding the snake and he squeezed her hand and we heard a crack sound and had to go to the hospital. She had to wear a device for a month and half until her broken bone healed. That was just a 2 feet snake! I had snakes for many years but even though they were never larger than 3 feet they could sqeeze very hard.

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Your friend is full of crap.
I do not currently have snakes. I have owned dozens of boas and pythons, I worked for a biology department with 2 14 foot carpet pythons, and I've personally held one end of a 26 foot reticulate python. I've handled all of them, and anytime they squeeze, you simply unravel them. The thought of them crushing or breaking anything is the most ridiculous statement ever. You clearly know absolutely nothing about snakes. Whatever back. pfft.

Coasting · #9 03-04-2012, 12:50 AM

Thats totally a ball python around the dog

Well you friend must have had really f'd up fingers then. A 2 foot long snake cant break bones like that, for a snake to have the strength to break a bone like a finger it would have to be well over 2" thick and theres no way a snake that thick could easily wrap around a single finger. They RARELY even break the rib bones on the prey they eat. Unless they did something stupid like wack their finger against a table because they had a temper tantrun about a snake (sounds plasuable from they way you're talking). Snakes dont kill their prey be breaking bones, they just prevent the prey from being able to inhale. They dont break bones. Common sense?

daniella3d · #10 03-04-2012, 01:00 AM

NO idea if she had fragile bones or what, but I don't think so. She was just a kid. I don't think she got a broken bone after that and she's now near 30.

Maybe it was the way the snake held her hand, the position of her fingers, not sure. Anyway the crack was pretty loud and scary when you're 14 year old.

That was my pet snake and I had to bring the snake back to the pet store and give it back for free

I was not allowed to keep a snake after that until I was much older and indenpendant.

Anyway that always left me with the impression that larger snakes would have great pressure enough to crush something.

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Originally Posted by Coasting

Thats totally a ball python around the dog

Well you friend must have had really f'd up fingers then. A 2 foot long snake cant break bones like that, for a snake to have the strength to break a bone like a finger it would have to be well over 2" thick and theres no way a snake that thick could easily wrap around a single finger. They RARELY even break the rib bones on the prey they eat. Unless they did something stupid like wack their finger against a table because they had a temper tantrun about a snake (sounds plasuable from they way you're talking). Snakes dont kill their prey be breaking bones, they just prevent the prey from being able to inhale. They dont break bones. Common sense?