free handling of rear fanged snakes

I have MBK's and a few Carpet Pythons that will lunge out to get the rodent. Good thing I have relatively good reflexes. Haha

Originally Posted by Chip

But hoggies only get three feet long and are fat and uncoordinated.

This seriously made me laugh out loud. It's so true! I love my little uncoordinated hoggie, who misses his mouse 90% of the time then will lunge out of the tub for his meal, inches off from where the mouse actually is!

Originally Posted by ratsncorns

This seriously made me laugh out loud. It's so true! I love my little uncoordinated hoggie, who misses his mouse 90% of the time then will lunge out of the tub for his meal, inches off from where the mouse actually is!

I have one corn that isn't fat but is uncoordinated as anything! With my bigger beasties I dangle the mouse near them and swing it, all of them snatch it and coil on the first try, with him I have to hold it millimeters from his nose and even then he misses sometimes! He loves the coiling of it, so I continue to let him play the reindeer games. Maybe I will rename him "Rudolph".

Originally Posted by ratsncorns

This seriously made me laugh out loud. It's so true! I love my little uncoordinated hoggie, who misses his mouse 90% of the time then will lunge out of the tub for his meal, inches off from where the mouse actually is!

That is too funny.

I have one corn that isn't fat but is uncoordinated as anything! With my bigger beasties I dangle the mouse near them and swing it, all of them snatch it and coil on the first try, with him I have to hold it millimeters from his nose and even then he misses sometimes! He loves the coiling of it, so I continue to let him play the reindeer games. Maybe I will rename him "Rudolph".

Can Cat Eyed snakes be handled or are they all simply display snakes ??

Originally Posted by smigon

I have one corn that isn't fat but is uncoordinated as anything! With my bigger beasties I dangle the mouse near them and swing it, all of them snatch it and coil on the first try, with him I have to hold it millimeters from his nose and even then he misses sometimes! He loves the coiling of it, so I continue to let him play the reindeer games. Maybe I will rename him "Rudolph".

Most of my collection ( of 17 ) are albinos ( Royals / Kings / Garters / Corns ) and the ONE thing they all have in common is terrible coordination when striking or simply biting onto a dead mouse ... I recall reading something suggesting that Albinos had slightly defective vision ... is that possible ??

I've had normal animals that suck at nailing stuff so I don't know that it's really anything to do with eyesight...even my night hunters that have heat pits miss...My amel did just fine nailing rats off a tong...he occasionally missed but not often.