The Death of a Good Friend

On February 14, 2009 our 5′ Ball Python “Frederick” passed on. He was 15 years old and will be missed greatly. Frederick was what got all this, my love of snakes and this website started.  Believe it or not I bought him in Myrtle Beach SC while I was down there for Senior week of all things. Most Seniors come back with tattoos, stories of jail time and a whole gammet of other things. I come back with a baby ball python no bigger around than my thumb and only 12″ long.

Frederick spent many a day wrapped around my neck or the neck of any on of my kids. He became a staple in the neighborhood and there was not one of them that had not had a picture of it around their neck. If I didn’t know better I would say that he actually had emotions and was attached to us. But snakes do not have emotions…do they? I am going to believe that he did.

In the 15 years I had Frederick he only bit me once, and yes it was my fault..SFE!! Stupid Feeding Error. Since that day we never had a problem again. Not only were there no more problems, Frederick single handedly (or whatever you want to call it for a snake) got numerous people over their phobia of snakes. This includes my entire family who now live among 6 snakes, two bearded dragons and whatever I come home with on any particular day or whatever may show up at the door in boxes marked “live animals”.

Thanks Frederick for my/our love of snakes…we owe it all to you an you will be missed!!!

But like they say “Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end”, to honor Fredericks life we just brought home two baby ball pythons. One male and one female so “the Frederick legacy” will be carried on for many years to come.