I have a first snake of the year too!

[Lori P]

That was mean, twisted evil. Sorry Lori, if the pic offended you.
It is easy to get attached to the "snake food". That is why I never hold my rats or anything else that is meant to be food. Too easy to get attached.

No no Jerry, no offence-- snake has to eat what snake has to eat, right? If I got easily offended, I wouldn't be a snake owner on a snake site... I totally respect that you feed your snake what he likes. Tho I'm sure you remember how hard it was for me the first time I had to feed live... I swear, I not only needed a good stiff drink, I never thought I'd get used to it!!

I just thought it was a good slot to slip in that adorable video. This may be weird, but... while I find myself not getting attached to the mice, I really do enjoy having them and spoiling them while they're here.

Sorry if I made you think you had to be sorry for offending me. LOLOLOL!!!!

[Loren]

I just thought it was a good slot to slip in that adorable video. This may be weird, but... while I find myself not getting attached to the mice, I really do enjoy having them and spoiling them while they're here.

Sorry if I made you think you had to be sorry for offending me. LOLOLOL!!!!

Lori, that just means you have found the perfect view on how our nature works. Treat animals well, but understand and accept (and often be facinated by)how nature works.

[Bay_area]

Tho I'm sure you remember how hard it was for me the first time I had to feed live

Yes, it was a wild caught gophersnake back when I was in the 6th grade (1975 I think) I bought 2 white mice @ the pet store & dropped them in with the snake. The snake hit the first one on the side & coiled it. He missed the head & the mouse started squeeking. I do not like seeing animals suffer & it was pretty hard to watch. I ended up letting the snake go before I had to feed it again.

On the other hand, that next summer I went to the East Bay Vivarium for my first time. This was way back when they were on MacArther Blvd in Oakland & owned by Ron Cobble still (he now owns the Bone Room in Albany, CA). There was an aquarium in the back of the store that was about 5ft long & had a clay vase lying on its side @ one end of the cage. I couldn't see anything in the cage & I asked the person working there what was in the cage. He walked over with a chick in his hand & told me to watch as he dropped in the chick. An Indigo snake shot out of the vase hitting the chick pushing it across the cage til it hit the glass @ the opposite end of the aquarium Blood squirted out all over the glass. It was over in seconds. I turned to my mother & said, "I want this snake!" We ended up getting 2 box turtles that day because the snake was about $200 @ that time. I finally got my first indigo snake 2 years ago from a friend for $700 & I bought another one last year. It took me 30 years but I never forgot that day.
Sorry for rambling, Jerry