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Old 19-Feb-08, 04:22 PM
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how often are you handling? and for how long? Did you give the snake time to settle in when you first got it? is it feeding? is it still hungry? have you washed your hands? what are your temperatures like? does it have enough hides?

You will be asked all of these questions if enough people read the thread, so you may as well post that info to start with.

try handling at different intervals for different amounts of time, and not for a few days after a feed. some will bite if handled at night as they are usually hunting for food then. you may be able to work out if your snake is less or more likely to bite you. they don't all tolerate humans touching them.

As mentioned snake hooks work well, as waruikazi said, they sometimes feel less threatened.

I think the key component is time, they usually grow out of it, and you will always cop a few bites here and there.

Sometimes frequent handling works, sometimes not handling as often works, there are a million different tricks that work for some and not for others. You just need to work out what the snake will tolerate, then hopefully it will settle down for you.

I hope that makes sense, good luck.
 

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