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I have this beautiful amel stripped yearling male. After feeding him the other night I put him back in his cage and as he was gliding away, against my hand, he started bumping/pulsating, or whatever it is called. He only did it when he was being touched. I recall seeing a snake do something like this on a snake documentary, but I can't remember if it was in fighting mode, or mating mode, or what. If it's a mating thing, is a yearling old enough to be thinking of such things, and is this breeding season?

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Cornsnakes and other snakes sometimes twitch when excited over food, breeding, or like say they are laying somewhere and you touch their side, they will sometimes twitch.

bmm
 
Well, the obvious thing to say is just also to be aware of handling snakes directly after meals.

But other than that I have to agree with bmm. Most snakes don't take too well with touching on da sides for no apparent reason, especially if your hands might be a bit colder than they are etc.

But keep your eye on it just to be safe...;)
 
Thanks to both of you for your words. I know what you mean about the twitching, jumping, avoidence, rushing off, etc, when being touched, but this didn't mock any of those things. It was like he was doing a dance or something. Bump, bump, bump or jerk, jerk, jerk in a forward motion (not sideways) as he glided (seemingly) contently along. Then he'd quit when I moved my hand away, then he'd start again when I put my hand back on him.... and start and stop again as I tested this new behavior. It was really interesting. I agree it's not good to handle snakes after they eat, but I have to in order to get them back in their cages after being fed. We've done this for a year, and this was a first, so I thought I'd ask about it. Thanks for your reply.

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