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hurricane1

Member...needs more corns
i have had my snake for about 2 months now and every time i put my hand into the cage, it looks like its going to strike. sometimes it does. is this normal, if its not, is there anything i can do?

thanks
 
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i have had a snake that did that 2 dont be skitterish when your in the cage it might seem like your attaking him in his eyes , what you have to do is open the cage and grab him softly strate away you shouldent get any problems if you do that
 
not thats its proven

but im sure snakes sense fear in people i purchased a hatchling red tail boa and it was evil but i told myself that even if did bite it will not hurt that much so i showed no fear, after a while it was fine just keep at it and handle it regulary.
how old is it??
 
The striking is normal. Some corns are more nervous than others, but most calm down eventually. Just don't let that scare you into not holding him. The actual bite doesn't hurt, so just be firm and pick him up even if he is striking.
 
Corn snake bites dont hurt

especially the babies - adult corns can draw blood - my adult snow latched on (during feeding time of course - my fault) and it made 15 or so pin prick size holes that bled for like 3 seconds - it shocked me more than anything, but didn't hurt - I dont recomend grabbing them as fast as you can -

What I do is make a fist and put it close to them slowly so they can smell me for 4 or 5 seconds, by then they realize I'm not a threat and I can pick them up.

My Miami is the most flighty corn I've ever had, and as a yearling, still gets nervous when I open her cage, but with the method I use, even she has never bitten me.

'I' feel that a huge hand going in to grab a little snake whose head is no bigger than the tip of my thumb could be a little intimidating, so if you make slow flowing movements rather than quick snappy ones you should be good

sorry for the long post
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