Comments on: Pythons cuddle man

By: katey314

katey314 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:05:00 +0000

That photo kicks asp.

By: Mike Meyer

Mike Meyer — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:03:00 +0000

They’re cuddling him the same way I cuddle a burrito.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:49:00 +0000

Well, even if you don’t accept that they’re extremely unlikely to attack a human, I can assure you that they don’t hunt in packs.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:06:00 +0000

Crazy. if just one of those snakes decides to do a bit of constricting he’d be in trouble. Two or three? Dead. And that big guy’s mouth is way to close to his face/neck for comfort.

By: aldeka

aldeka — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:39:00 +0000

I used to have a housemate who had a young (smaller than these) ball python that liked sitting around people’s shoulders. Apparently they can be quite affectionate if raised around humans from an early age. She was kind of like a cat — she liked people, but mostly only for their body heat. :)

By: Keith Tyler

Keith Tyler — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:17:00 +0000

DAE read the headline and ask, “What is a ‘cuddle man’ and why did Monty Python have one?”

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:56:00 +0000

UPDATE: Everyone continues cheering him on regardless.

By: RedShirt77

RedShirt77 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +0000

I am just glad it isn’t the year of the tapeworm.

By: welcomeabored

welcomeabored — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:24:00 +0000

Good catch, Jack. I had somehow forgotten.

http://lesanimauxducinema.centerblog.net/27-nastasia-kinski?ii=1

By: Lobster

Lobster — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:18:00 +0000

UPDATE: This was not actually part of the show. It was an unrelated python attack.

By: Jerril

Jerril — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:13:00 +0000

More like “Many of his pythons are quite small”. Which is a warning to people who buy pythons in pet stores: they get BIG.
“However, these animals have a rapid growth rate, and will often exceed 2.1 meters (7 feet) in length in a year if cared for and fed properly. By age 4, they will have reached their adult size, though they continue growing very slowly throughout their lives, which may exceed 20 years.”

By: Jerril

Jerril — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:08:00 +0000

Yep. Friend of mine had two, although they were 15 foot-ish so I’d call them “furniture” or “art installations” more than “knickknacks”. IIRC they eat once every 6 weeks or so, poop once every 6 weeks or so, and otherwise don’t move unless their warm spot gets too warm or too cold. Very calorie conserative, so with constant temperatures provided by climate control, they basically don’t move at all. Interesting, but not exactly stimulating pets.

EDIT: Amended length after consulting with my friend. I over-estimated… but they were kind of fat :)

By: Halloween_Jack

Halloween_Jack — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:43:00 +0000

Well, he’s no Nastassja Kinski, that’s for sure.

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:17:00 +0000

He looks comfy.

By: HubrisSonic

HubrisSonic — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:03:00 +0000

What the FUCK is wrong with people? No white shoes after labor day!

By: rattypilgrim

rattypilgrim — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:21:00 +0000

It is surprising. It seems like a given. And the snakes could be filled with down or something for added insulation. If I was a knitter I would totally go for it, but I have an attention deficiency problem…knit one, purl two..zzzz

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:12:00 +0000

I searched for a sweater with cable knit / popcorn snakes, but couldn’t find one. That’s surprising. I couldn’t even find a proper 3D Cthulhu sweater.

By: rattypilgrim

rattypilgrim — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:59:00 +0000

Or a big, cuddly sweater.

By: anansi133

anansi133 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:51:00 +0000

I think I can guess what the next novelty sleeping bag will look like…

By: MarlboroTestMonkey7

MarlboroTestMonkey7 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:11:00 +0000

Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?

By: cdh1971

cdh1971 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:34:00 +0000

A Priest, Rabbi and an Albino Burmese Python walk into a go-go bar…

By: GOOT

GOOT — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:19:00 +0000

Yep, this is my worst nightmare.

By: mtdna

mtdna — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:08:00 +0000

I want to see him when the year of the rooster rolls around!

By: Lyle Hopwood

Lyle Hopwood — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:03:00 +0000

One or more of his pythons are quite large, aren’t they/isn’t it?

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:50:00 +0000

I had one. It’s more like a knickknack than a pet.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:47:00 +0000

My son held a Burmese Python in Malaysia last year. The handler told me that this type of snake is easy to handle and very unlikely to try to feed right after it has eaten.