Posted by John on 5/17/2005, 3:33 am, in reply to "Aggressive Snake" --Previous Message--
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What I think you should do is first dont try to pick him up after the sun goes down cause these snakes are noucturnal so most likely he is in his hunting trace after dark and will probably strike at whatever moves. second never pick up any snake with the smell of any other animal on your hands cause the snake will pick up the scent. third, move slowly and always pick up the snake with two hands from the back. if you pick up the snake from the front he may precieve you as a threat and may strike also they dont like having their heads touched. also try to pick up and hold your snake at least for ten or more minutes every day let him smell your lower arm and wrist so he can get use to you... basically pick him up on a daily basis but not so much that he gets stretched out. Also give him time to his self to relax.
: My snake has recently started to grow
: extremely rapidly, so he's noticably bigger
: now than he was about two months ago. Today
: my neighbor went to pick him up and he
: struck at him-- my snake has pulled himself
: into the striking position before when I
: have reached in to get him, but to my
: knowledge he has never bitten me.
:
: What can I do to get my snake more used to
: being picked up?? I'm worried about him
: getting big enough to actually do damage to
: someone before I can solve this problem.
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