237: The Viral Dad Who Trusted a Giant Snake with His Toddler

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Animals at Home Network

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Exploring ethical captive management of reptiles & amphibians through the lens of biological science, conservation, and human nature. The Animals at Home Network is a herpetoculture-based podcast network that hosts: Animals at Home Podcast by Dillon Perron, Project Herpetoculture by Phillip Lietz and Roy Arthur Blodgett, Reptiles & Research Podcast by Liam Sinclair and Ellie Hills, and Animals Everywhere by Bryce Broom. Each show on the network brings all members of the reptile community together to discuss reptile husbandry, scientific research, breeding, wildlife conservation, and more!

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237: The Viral Dad Who Trusted a Giant Snake with His Toddler | Ed Taoka - AAH

Animals at Home Network

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237: The Viral Dad Who Trusted a Giant Snake with His Toddler | Ed Taoka - AAH

Ed Taoka of “Sonny and Cher Reticulated Pythons” joins today’s episode to discuss his experience with Reticulated Pythons, and more specifically, in handling and socializing with them and his daughter. We discuss how he began his journey in keeping retics, feeding moments vs handling, their high level of intelligence, and more! Ed shares his knowledge of snake body language, being in tune with animals, and the process of taming an animal, leading to how he keeps retics around his child.SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/237-ed-taoka/JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeLINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Ed’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonny_cher_retics

Ed’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SonnyandCherReticulatedPythonsWe Discuss:

0:00 Introducing Ed Taoka

2:27 Welcome Ed + How Did He Start Keeping Reticulated Pythons

10:27 Worries In Starting With Retics

12:42 Socializing + Interacting With Ed’s Snakes

18:39 Feeding vs Moments of Handling?

21:55 How Intelligent Are Reticulated Pythons + Body Language

27:28 Beginnings In Interactions With Snakes and His Daughter

34:45 His Daughter’s Reaction to Snakes

35:45 Animals At Home Patreon

36:06 Snake Precautions Around Children

38:22 Social Media Perceptions

41:03 Retic With His Cat?

42:36 Inspiration To Start Social Media + More Perceptions

55:10 How Has Internet Fame Affected Ed?

59:22 Ed’s Daughter’s Relationship with Snakes Now

1:02:51 Future Enclosure Plans

1:06:16 Closing Thoughts