True , maybe I should have said ‘in my experience’ as over the years I’ve had about 40 Royals .. and I have 7 currently but not ONE single one ever bit / or even struck at me when handling outside the vivOriginally Posted by Bogertophis
I think we snake-keepers, of all people, should be very careful about making such generalizations. Because it's not true. I know people with BPs that bite, & not all boas bite either- mine never did, at least not once she came under my care. Much depends on the handlers as well as whatever experiences the snakes have been through in their lives, because we're talking about fear-biting. Many owners manage to scare their snakes without meaning to, & snakes have every reason to defend themselves when they feel threatened. Children especially can be clumsy or unpredictable, but not all adults are in tune with snakes either- they're not the world's most expressive pets.
Like all snakes there’s always the chance of a food related strike in the viv of course where they can smell the rodent but strike at the warm hand dangling it .. . another good reason to warm up the rodent well with a hairdryer before offering
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