Comments on: Five Myths About Constrictors

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:00:34 +0000

I have a ball python & recently brought home some driftwood for his tank.
I’ve washed it down & he likes to climb on it.
Will the dried salt embedded in the wood be harmful for him?

By: Bill Erickson

Bill Erickson — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:09:33 +0000

A good friend of mine had a bit of information I can’t possibly believe. He said pythons or boas (I can’t recall which) have been known to rear up and strike a person with enough force to knock a person unconscious.

Have you ever heard of this?

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By: Analee

Analee — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:25:53 +0000

I believe that those symptoms can be, as in the first case, an allergy to the food or the bedding used for the snakes. Also, as ball pythons required high humidity if the terrarium are not clean this can generate germs that do affect us and also affect the snakes.

I don’t know if your wife likes this animals, but some of this symptoms can be a psychological reacting that the body transforms in a physical reaction.

One comment for those how like both boas and pythons. The boa naturally caries a parasite the is extremely harmful, and even lethal for the ball pythons. Boas that are breed in captivity are usually clean of this parasites, however i suggest that if you plan to have pythons and boas in the same room you first check with a vet that the boa is clean

By: jonjo

jonjo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:18:51 +0000

i am looking after 3 royal (ball) pythons for my son whilst he is away in the army however since having these snakes in a vivarium my wifes health has suffered coincidence i don’t know, She has only handled them about 4 times, outside the home she is not too bad but as soon as we get in the house she complains of headaches blurred vision a feeling of having a blowtorch on her body and a feeling that she has something stuck in her throat, so could these symptoms be an alergic reaction.

By: Adelle Tilton

Adelle Tilton — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:22:55 +0000

M -

I just emailed you with some suggestions. I do not believe you are allergic to the snakes but to either their food or bedding. I have some ideas to solve your problem. Let me know if I can help further!
Adelle

By: m

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:39:41 +0000

“Reptiles are wonderful for anyone with allergies. They are totally hypoallergenic.”

Do you have any evidence to support this view?

I believe that I’m allergic to snakes, as since buying two corn snakes for my kids, i’ve developed atopic eczema. Needless to say, the snakes are in temporary accomodation outside (hope they survive the british winter!) and the eczema is gone.

I’m inclined to believe it was not the snakes, but the evidence speak volumes.

Any hard medical research to support the hypoallergergenic hypothesis would be welcome.

Rgds, M