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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
 Posted - 29/12/2012 : 21:21:34
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I have had snakes for a few years now and I'm pretty used to most of the situations snakes can throw at you, everything from stuck sheds to strikes. The one bit that always makes me jump without fail is getting hissed at.
I'm not scared of the snakes when they hiss, its just so rare for them to do it and its incredibly loud that it just makes me jump.
Today I had to move Duke out of his vivarium while I sorted out the glass runner in the viv, he was in the spare viv for 2 hours and he'd clearly had enough because as soon as I got a hold of him he let out an almighty hiss, so much I could feel the wind he was generating. He kept it up for about a minute, I sat him down on my knee and he calmed down.
I have seen a burm hissing but half heartedly, I would love to see how I'd react faced with a big snake fully hissing (ie like Kelf's Pilkington). |
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blackskull
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1278 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2012 : 21:54:32
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| it certainly does make you jump. sully has only hissed at me twice in the 8yrs i have had him |
1.1 normal royal, sully, silver
0.1 pinstripe royal, penny
1.1 pastel royal, lars, clover
0.1 lesser royal, serenity
0.1 black pastel royal, betty
0.1 mojave royal, mavis
0.1 normal het clown
1.0 pastel het clown
1.0 nuclear, ned
1.0 super phantom
1.0 childrens python, myles
0.1 hog island boa
0.1 sonoran x boa, grace
0.0.1 mack snow leopard gecko, munchkin
4.1 cats, stan, dave, marble, binx, daisy
4.1 rabbits, mol, ted, bill, spud, alice
0.1 crazy cat/bunny lady of bridgwater, lucy |
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jbarlow91
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
897 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2012 : 22:43:56
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| I aint heard a snake do a proper hiss lol my hognose does it but its a bit of a wimpy hiss cause she is tiny. Still makes me jump sometimes tho lol |
0.1.0 snow corn Ruby 1.0.0 ghost corn-Oreo
1.0.0 bearded dragon- kato
0.1.0 bearded dragon- keita
1.0.0 cali king-Taz
0.1.0 royal-Clio
1.0.0 yellowbelly royal- Moose
0.1.0 hognose jinxx |
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HaydenK
Yearling
United Kingdom
341 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2012 : 01:11:06
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| Clank always hisses at me, he is just an overall grumpy snake who doesn't want to come out, but when he does, you can tell he loves it lol. He must be very relaxed and I spoil it for him ;) |
3.0.0 Normals
1.0.0 Pastel
0.2.0 Normals
0.1.0 Amel Corn
1.2.0 Bearded Dragons (CHRISTMAS PRESENT) |
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Baobab
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1393 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2012 : 02:07:18
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| Fae our little boa likes to hiss occasionally when blue, but only half heartedly. |
Royal 8.0 - Piebald (Dipstick), Calico (Flake), Pinstripe (Copper), Kingpin het Hypo (Gabriel), Soulsucker (Morgoth), Clown (Ziggy), Phantom (Spook), Enchi( Stenchi) .................Royal 0.12 - Pastel (Elanor), Spider (Willow), Normal het pied (Loki),, Pastel Sterling Orange Hypo (Misty), Normal (WC parents) (Cinders), Pewter (Tinuviel), Yellowbelly (Kaiko), Mojave (Milly), Champagne (Bubbles), Fire (Flame), Karma paradox (Smudge), Amoretti (Rita).Boa's 2.2.1- Eowyn (common), Snuggles (BCC), Bonnie (BCC), Bear (BCL) & Baileys (Kahl strain)..........Western Hognose 0.0.2 - Timmy & Henry.
Coastal*diamond carpet python 0.0.1- Pippin.........Brazilian Rainbow Boa 0.0.1 - Badger..........Granite Burmese 0.1 - Sally
Reticulated python 2.2 - Saru (purple albino), Cheesy (Sunfire albino white), Titan (Platinum Titanium) & Gala (Sunfiretiger het albino)......Rat snake 1.0 Remmy.
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jonoandapril
Yearling
United Kingdom
455 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2013 : 10:54:17
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| my bee hissed almost every time i got him out when he was younger, but thankfully he has stopped it now. was getting a little anoying because he never backed it up with a strike or anything! all talk and no trousers! |
1.1.0 corns (amel + carolina)
2.3.0 normal, fire, pastel and 2 bumblebee royals
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2013 : 14:17:34
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| I'm used to hissing perfectly fine now but I still jump when I get strikes or when they quickly duck their head under a coil! |
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