I'm a terrible parent (pics)

[MichaelSmith]

Hi Steve,
I agree - my first exposure was in the outskirts of Denver, CO in the early '60s, and the snakes were T. radix (I figured later by process of elimination). I was hooked and no amount of "Garters Anonymous" in the past 45 years or so has helped!

[Didymus20X6]

Better yet, Ben & Jerry's. Or as I like to call it, "creamy frozen crack."

[jitami]

I'm coming in way late here and you've gotten tons of great advice. I just wanted to give you some kudos for exposing your incredibly cute kiddo to nature His lasting love for animals will far outweigh any pain caused by a skinned knuckle Now go pick up that squirming toddler, blow raspberries on his belly, and tickle his toes for me <gg>

(wonders how much longer til I have grandkids to play with... hopefully a decade or so... it's going to be a long decade!)

[guidofatherof5]

T.radix, the *Root* of all the addictions

[Cobra Kai]

My boy is doing fine and he wants to catch some more snakes! I know someday he's going to be proud of being a member of the "Bite Club".

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks for the update. Glad your son is doing fine and ready to wrangle a few more snakes.
My daughter Gabby(age 9) and I were feeding a few last night. I had a radix pushing on my had where I had some worm slime. It took a quick bite and released just as fast. Gabby thought that was cute and said let me try it. She didn't realize she had worm slime at the tips of her fingers. One of the radixes did notice that and grabbed her. I couldn't tell if she as laughing or crying. She asked me to remove the hungry one. I peeled the girl off her finger. There was some blood but not much. The culprit was a snake named "The enforcer" She's not the biggest female in the enclosure but thinks she is. She also doesn't like Gabby. I don't know why, but she will bite at Gabby if I'm holding her or just touching her. The enforcer is a one person snake, me.