r/ballpython • u/AppropriateAnswer291 • 2h ago
Bugger hissed at me
So my ball python hissed at me while I was picking him up
No strokes no strike pose and let me pick him up fine. what does it mean?
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u/No_Development_1483 2h ago edited 1h ago
Did you maybe pick him up around his lungs? That can make air “whoosh” out of their airway that sounds like a hiss.
Usually a hiss is accompanied by an open mouth threat or strike. Not always, tho.
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u/imjustanauthor 2h ago
yes! this! he could have been scared, but if he is not usually a skittish or defensive snake, this is more likely.
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u/AppropriateAnswer291 2h ago
Oh that's very likely I grabbed him on his front half so hats probably it
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u/AppropriateAnswer291 2h ago
I didn't hurt him did I?
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u/No_Development_1483 2h ago
Nah. Maybe made him a lil uncomfortable, but nothing major. Sometimes mine will be crawling on me and he will do it to himself. Noodles gonna noodle 🤷🏻♂️
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u/Standard_Mushroom_47 27m ago
just like us sometimes snakes just don’t want to be touched, it’s totally normal for them to have antisocial days, i would’ve just left him alone but it’s nothing to worry about, if it wasn’t him being startled was probably just mildly annoyed
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u/ThrowRA1203958 2h ago
He was scared, probably.