This post contains serpents and serpent feeding.

[fireun]

My right thumb is bruised and bandaged, and I am more amused than anything else.

A bit of background. I am fostering two ball pythons for corvus_animus, whose current landlord is staunchly anti-serpent. They are wonderful pythons. The larger male has served me well as an arm ornament and the smaller female likes to explore ALL THE THINGS.

The smaller female is also a very enthusiastic eater (which makes me happy- I have had to deal with food-ambivalent snakes before and it is hard) and sometimes that enthusiasm really messes with her aim. Much to the dismay of my thumb. She looked very confused when I pulled her head off my hand but got the idea once I put it on a more appropriate rodent. 

I then proceeded to set the male up with his dinner before taking care of the bleeding. Wee constrictors. Nothing really they can do to me apart from make me bleed and bruise. I did make djkc bandage me up as she struck my right hand, and it was bleeding with vigor.

The rest of snake dinner time was spent with me making fun of their inability to eat like proper snakes. Rodents were fumbled, strikes were made at thin air. It was hilarious.

If you adore snakes. Which I do.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

They sound delightful, though sympathy on the thumb. I occasionally meet a very large albino python at the vet -- he comes in with his human, travelling in a duvet cover. He's huge and very beautiful.

[fireun.livejournal.com]

They are beautiful. I have a deep love for snakes, especially constrictors. The way they move is enthralling and they are more than willing to curl around me and steal my heat :)

I have only seen a few albino pythons. He must be gorgeous!

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

Eeee! WeeKEWTConstrictors!

(sorry about the thumb, though)

[fireun.livejournal.com]

Seriously awesome constrictors!

i loves snakes...

[corvus-animus.livejournal.com]

GAH I am so sorry! She is really bad at aiming D: I used to have a long hemostat to use while feeding them, but that disappeared in the flood :( I shall acquire a new one!!

Glad you are enjoying them otherwise :)

[fireun.livejournal.com]

She is hilarious in her terrible aim. Her general air of confusion when she hit me instead of delicious mouse was insanely funny.

Don't worry about it- not the first time I have been bit by a snake, wont be the last time :) I am that strange person who examines the bite patterns once the bruising eases up so I can think about snake teeth and how they are arranged/used.

[corvus-animus.livejournal.com]

Aren't the double rows of teeth awesome???