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Eye
The Eyeball

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Posted - 14/12/2009 :  01:36:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

How do you convince a snake to let go of a hand?

(Orion here seems to have developed a taste for thumbs and was doing his best to devour the last one he was chewing on.)

magneticblue
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Posted - 14/12/2009 :  12:36:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hold its head under water, it'll let go when it runs out of breath. Make sure you get a photo first though

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sexychef
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Posted - 14/12/2009 :  15:33:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
heard they dont like vodka dabbed on there noses


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Hawk
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Posted - 16/12/2009 :  09:57:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by magneticblue

Hold its head under water, it'll let go when it runs out of breath. Make sure you get a photo first though


How long can they hold their breath under water? I've been bitten a few times and may need to use your advice but I'm scared he'll drown.
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Grumpy
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Posted - 16/12/2009 :  13:08:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Hawk

quote:
Originally posted by magneticblue

Hold its head under water, it'll let go when it runs out of breath. Make sure you get a photo first though


How long can they hold their breath under water? I've been bitten a few times and may need to use your advice but I'm scared he'll drown.




Basically until they let go lol. Last time I had my hand in a jug of cold water for a couple of minutes and my cali king baby refused to let go, changed to sink with running water and he let go straight away.
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Eye
The Eyeball

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Posted - 16/12/2009 :  22:25:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

Thanks for that, Grumpy, it did take running water to convince him to let go this evening.

I then dried him off and told him, next time you bite, I bite back, mate!

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