Reptiles - Cold And Slimy? Not at all!

Reptiles - Cold And Slimy? Not at all!

Reptiles - Cold And Slimy? Not at all!

I never had a habit of thinking about snakes at any time. That's to say, I knew these things lived and I had seen them during a zoo visit now and again. Then it happened one day my son plunged into the undergrowth while we were walking in Michigan and came back gripped a two foot long snake. He was around 6 years old! This marked the start of a long relationship with scaly reptiles.

I remember a time during holiday in Florence. He heard a noise in the undergrowth and he was gone. We were used to this after two or three years, after all, he was almost 8 years old. He told me that he was well versed in how to hold them and, even if dangerous, he wasn't in any danger. We walked into a corner shop, and 2 shoppers quickly vaulted over the counter and dashed into the back room, calling out something in a language I didn't understand.

It dawned on me that the little fella was gripping a critter that was possibly poisonous and explained it to him. He shook his head, glancing around with scorn at these cringing grown ups, walked over the road and flung reptile (with care) into the bushes. This was a normal occurrence all the way through Will's childhood. We would be taking the air in the country side somewhere, he may hear a noise and off he'd go.

It was inevitable that he would keep reptiles, starting out with milk snakes0 and after that preferring rather big pythons and constrictors. He was also fond of tarantulas, which he assures me develop personalities, but I never believed this take that in, and didn't ever take to the hairy creatures in a big way. I can't say that I'm passionate about snakes, but I understand a little more about their characteristics due to his fascination.

I began by handling the smaller varieties to begin with, such as the garter snakes, milk snakes and corns. It goes without saying that reptiles aren't cold at all (if kept properly in a heated container) and certainly not slimy. The bodies are covered in small scales but they are not harsh to the touch. The outer layer is dry and very flexible. In fact, they are quite nice to hold. I noticed that the smaller species tend to be active when warm and more sluggish when cold. Reptiles have no internal mechanism for keeping the blood at a certain temperature, and so have to absorb heat from their environment.

The very first large reptile I held was probably about thirty six inches long and 3 inches thick. The snake was a young constrictor and I was immediately impressed by the strength of the musculature flexing beneath the surface, even in quite a relatively small example. Obviously, a larger reptile must be really strong. We've all heard the account about the pet snake eating the family's pet poodle, and it seems logical that a small dog would not have much of a chance against a reptile 6 long and with a weight something like seventy pounds.

A family member kept a boa larger than this which used to roam around his parlor. Once, the snake struck out at his dog as it was passing by, presumably to attempt to make a meal of it. It happened that the dog was a powerful variety, so the snake didn't get it's meal, but caution is needed if you intend to keep these large snakes around other pets and small children.

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