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WOW what the heck

Mangrove

Mangrove

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Last night before I went to bed I looked in my snakes tank and he was moving around he was on the far left side near the water bowl and she progressively moved towards the right where the heat lamp and mat are. As he reached the extreme right and went under the turtle shell my breath started to create condensation on the glass so I took my hand and I wiped it off and that is when it happened......... BAM she struck at my hand (she was in the tank so he it the glass)

I was thinking later on I fed her the day before that so I do not think she could be possible hungry, I thought maybe it was just a reaction.... and after that she tried to fix her jaw ya know when it looks like she is "yawning"

This morning when I walked up to the tank she was following my face like she was ready to strike again... I do not know if it is because she is hungry or she is about to shed?? But that brings me to my next point she shed late last month so I don’t know what to think of it, I am a little afraid to put my hand in the tank and pick her up...
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Well i believe some snakes get irritable when they are about to shed but...if it was late last month when she/he shed....it might be a lil early for she/he to be shedding again....i dunno for sure cuz im still new. but anyway i guess it would be a good time to have one of those lil snake hooks handy huh lol, im sure someone else has some opinions or atleast someone experienced.....more than me lol.
 
That is just normal defensive behavior for a young cornsnake. You probably startled the snake when you made the movement.
 
Not sure about how correct I am, but I've been told that sometimes a snake will strike through the glass because it can't smell you (sees you as a threat), so as soon as you put your hand in it flicks the tongue, recognises you, and all is well again.

I'm guessing CAV is right with the normal behavior, but I'm curious just the same what would happen if you put your hand in the viv. Let's find out! :D ;)

BTW, this reminds me of a story I heard about soap. Someone washed their hands before handling (with the same soap) for so many years and her snakes were gentle as babies, then one day she switched soaps and her snake was suddenly Mr Evil. A simple hand wash with the old soap and hello big baby. LOL

I have no point.
 
Pretty normal. Motion can cause a strike reaction with or without the aid of scent. Hold your snake. I deal with wild caughts often, and many of them go through a period of calm, which later changes. I'm convinced you have to pick your battles but handle them if they get to a "pissy" stage after seeming to settle. Then you're over the proverbial hill. CAV bought a recently-caught young w/c from me that had never bitten until he was here! Instead of working with it, I hurredly bagged it with a pillow case in my hand, and got an Email a week later that it had tagged him hard. Patience is a virtue. And snakes (at least corns) will learn to chill.
 
Well I would like to finish this story.

It was 2 days ago now or so that she had struck at the glass, I don’t know if I startled him but I think someone had a good point when they said she couldn’t recognize me because her toung couldn’t flick out and touch my hand. I got her out of the tank this morning and she was fine and her colors were looking more beautiful than ever so I guess there is really minimal importance to this thread, I just thought some of you would like to hear the end of the story and know my corn and no KILLER!!!!! :twoguns: :twoguns:
 
Next time she tries to eat you, I would worry about her regurging a meal so big ;). I had one hatchling last year that was dillusioned and believed he was 13 feet long. He tried eating everything that moved, including me.
 
I've had in the past and got one or two females now that are tame, and when it is time to breed they will strike as soon as I open the cage looking for food. They become KILLERS. A couple weeks after they lay their eggs and are finished breeding for the year, they resume their natural feeding habits :)
 
Shedding soon last shed the 15th or feb.

My snake, she last month yesterday and she is starting to lose her colors again it kind of looks discussing, but now I am worrying that she will strike at me because she can get kind of irritable so I am afraid, I know she will eat but she gets kind of crazy before she sheds. I don't know what it is, is it that she cannot see or smell correctly and does not recognize me?

Well that is about it, I hope she sheds soon so her colors are bright again...
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I don't know what smell would have to do with it....like why it would change during shed. It's probably more that she can feel vibrations of you doing stuff around her but can't see you well.
 
grow up

stop it I'm 5' 2" tall 108 lbs. and got bit by snakes so many times in my 41 years , some corns that were 4 1/2 to 5 ' long . So what, its just a sting, try getting bit by a 6 1/2 boa now that hurts . Stop being a baby the only way to stop a snake from biting is to handle it. Some never stop,there just mean or nurveous. Entertheste can you belive this, afraid of being bit by a adult corn. So what do they do if their snake freaks out and trys to bite them? Do they go get the 4" snake tongs and leather gloves or do they have to kill the dangerous animal :shrugs: If one is afraid of a animal that one keeps, They have no business keeping it. They can do harm to themselves or the animal, most of the time it is the person that gets hurt and the animal gets killed !!!
 
Handling

!oo% of the time (with my CORNS, at least), if you put a fist or flat palm into the cage slowly and near enough to the snake for them to recognize your odor, they will not strike. That's including during the most aggressive defense posture.
I won't say it works on all snakes, or all corn snakes (especially wild-caught), but it works enough of the time to be almost fool-proof.
As stated the defensive behavior is quite common in young snakes.
1 exception may be if the snake is hungry and your hands smell of mice. However, I've been in that situation and followed my advice above and was not bitten.
 
Well Vinman. It's great that you are so powerful and all, but not everybody is the same. For some people here, this is there first experience with having a snake or any reptile at all, and for a few, it's the first time they've overcome a lifelong fear of snakes. I know there is at least one person on this forum who was terrified of snakes, and is now enjoying her first corn. Don't put people down because they are afraid of something. We all have fears. If they need to put on gloves, or whatever to make themselves more comfortable until they can freely handle their snake, why should you ridicule them? I think it's admirable that they can admit their fears, and try to get past them.
 
Vinman said:
...got bit by snakes so many times in my 41 years...
Click to expand...
I feed my snakes f/t rodents, and have never been bit.
You feed your snakes chicken necks.
Therefore.......
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regards,
jazz
 
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