Vibrating tail

OK so I just fed my new six corns for the first time since I got them on Tuesday.

Five out of six of them ate so I'm counting my blessings.

Anyway, the last one I fed shakes her tail violently every time I approach her deli cup. Anyone experience anything like this?

I swear she's shaking it like a rattle snake!

Perfectly normal. She may or may not grow out of it, but most do with regular handling.

i think it can be usefull to read this. hope it's help

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34317&highlight=vibrating

Well thank ya peeps.

Very interesting quirk.

As they evolved, many snakes rattled their tails to warn predators away. Rattlesnakes, because of their venom, evolved into big heavy relatively slow snakes. They didn't need to be able to run away and hide in their swampy or forested environments. When expanding their territory out into the prairies to hunt rodents and ground-nesting birds, they were in danger (of being stepped on, either accidentally or on purpose) from the large bison. The rattles on the tail evolved as an even louder warning to scare large animals away.

I love it when my snakes rattle. Four of six do it.

Nanci

mine does that all the time, but i pick him up anyway and laugh, because he has never struck at me or even thought about it

I have a few that will only tail-rattle when they're eatng. I also have a few that rattle to let me know that they ARE going to bite me...then they bite me. :grin01:

mine sometimes does this when i go to pick him up but when i hold him hes fine