Am I bad person for wanting to trade my snake?

[bigsnakegirl785]

Although I don't really think half a year is enough time working with a snake to get rid of its bitey tendencies, you're not in the wrong for wanting to trade your snake for one that will fit what you want better. Taming a snake can take a long time, up to several years, and it's understandable to not want to have to deal with that.

[SnoopySnake]

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

Although I don't really think half a year is enough time working with a snake to get rid of its bitey tendencies, you're not in the wrong for wanting to trade your snake for one that will fit what you want better. Taming a snake can take a long time, up to several years, and it's understandable to not want to have to deal with that.

I agree with this^^ I've had my SD retic just under a year now and that snake was very defensive when I got him (March 2015), constantly musking me, biting my hands, trying to bite my face, trying to intimidate me by sitting there with his mouth open, shooting out of my hands and squeezing them very hard.. It wasn't until about 4-5 months ago that I finally started seeing some improvement. He now will only occasionally bite once when you get him out but is just jumpy after that, once he gets moving he's fine and active. It just takes time, and in that time I did consider trading him many times or selling him to save for something else. The choice is yours, I don't think you should lose hope just yet but I don't think you're a bad person if you want to trade either. Some snakes will just take a little longer to calm down.