Pros And Cons Of Choice-Based Handling for Snakes: Exploring Ethics, Methodology, and Stress

Is Choice-Based Handling the only ethical method of working with snakes? What if I suggested... that you should handle your snake regularly... even if they DON'T choose it? Watch to find out more about this methodology so you can decide whether it's the best option for you and your animals.
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⏰ Time Codes ⏰
0:00 - Handling Ethics: Why Healthy Discourse is a Good Thing
2:35 - What is Choice-Based Handling/Care?
5:44 - PROS of Choice-Based Handling
7:03 - CONS of Choice-Based Handling
10:49 - Types of Stress in Snakes and How to Minimize It
15:38 - Why You Should Handle Your Snake- Even if They DON'T Choose it
19:48 - My Personal Handling Practices/Opinion

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Snake Therapy is dedicated to education about snakes and their ability to have profound impacts on our mental and emotional well-being. Combining passion for snakes with discussions about the human condition and animal welfare, our mission is to remove the fear and stigmas associated with snakes and replace them with empathy and wonder, as well as to increase knowledge about animal husbandry for those who keep them as pets.