Comments on: Snakes. I Love Snakes.

By: Timothy Burke

Timothy Burke — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:52:00 +0000

I used to find my rosy boa’s consumption of a live mouse pretty interesting, but I could see why it would bother some people.

By: katy

katy — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:23:39 +0000

Snakes are the best thing ever. The fact that someone else — someone who is not a herpetologist (much as you seem to have been interested) — knows what a hognose snake is, and even knows about their defensive tricks, has made my day measurably happier.

CMarko: As for feeding them small scared animals, most captive bred snakes are perfectly happy (and in the case of my resident ball python happier) with frozen pre-killed rats . Simply thaw, warm, and dangle in front of said snake’s snout.

I find myself wishing more and more lately that I were in grad school for herpetology…

By: CMarko

CMarko — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:59:19 +0000

My problem with snakes has always been that you have to feed them small animals. One of my worst memories is of watching a group of black mambas (behind glass, thankfully) fighting over some small, terrified mice. I’m no big fan of mice, but seeing them paralyzed and half-eaten… Ugh.

By: withywindle

withywindle — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:11:19 +0000

Never, never, have I read an entry of yours with more disbelief and lack of sympathy. Snakes. Eek. I faint. I shudder. I call to my wife–“Goldberry, dear–could you come deal with this snake for me?”

I will name my first-born Patrick Mongoose Withywindle, to symbolize my attitude toward snakes.

I suppose it’s not as bad as all that. I’ve even touched some snakes at the show-and-tells for kids at zoos and science centers. But that will do.