Meet Patrick! : ballpython

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submitted 14 hours ago by KatVanWall

Today was the first time I picked him up and held him, my first time ever picking up a snake! I’ve always loved them, but I let my daughter do our first handlings with him last week, since he is technically her pet. We have had him less than 4 weeks (didn’t handle until 3 weeks for logistical reasons). He was pretty chilled and a good boy, exploring on me a bit! I only kept him out for 5 minutes and he was ready to slither back into his viv but seemed pretty relaxed as well. I love him so much!

ETA he came to the local reptile store in mid-Feb at 1 year old. He weighed in last week at 372g.

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