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Aggressive behavior inherited

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jfernandes

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Well, I'd like to know of you about something that is happening with me.

I use to handle moderately my corn snakes since they're baby to acostum them to be handled and be calm, this always worked, except in one case, one of them use to rattle his tail when he doesn't want to be handled and he doesn't stop, but he doesn't bite anyway.

Well, I've crossed him with a female and I'm with 2 babies of f1 and both of them have the same behavior, they rattle their tail often.

So my doubt is, behavioral aspects like this one are inherited in corn snakes or what is happening here is just a coincidence?

Since then, thanks for your attention!
:)
 
I think there's a genetic component here...
The Fight/Flight mechanism is set into every animal out there. The more prone the snake is to fight rather than flee... the more likely you are to face defensive behavior.
It also depends on the level of stimulus required to illicit such a response from a snake- sometimes it's partially a chemical reaction which is in some more likely to occur than in others.
 
I think behavior can be inherited. I have no scientific proof. Just my own observations of my own animals. I will just stick to the corns in my example. I only have two corns. One is very very calm and has always been calm. The only time she tried to flee from me was when I unpacked her after she was shipped to me. From pictures I've seen of her parents, I believe them to be calm individuals. The mother most of all. My snake looks just like her mom.

My second corn is a year younger and has gotten the same amount of handling. But she has always been flighty. She's even bit me a few times as a baby. I don't know her parents. But it is believed she is sunkissed (hasn't been proven). If she is then it makes sense since sunkissed snakes tend to have more of an attitude.
 
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