Jacknife
Very Well-Known Member
I have an adult female water python, she's great to handle, but every time she gets up under my chin she does something very odd...
She rubs in against my chin or neck and nods her head up and down quite rapidly, all while pushing, almost head-butting into my neck/chin. Think of the motion as a sort of rapid wave, with pressure against my neck.
Now is this predatory behaviour, as she's nearby and can sense my pulse? She doesn't tense up or make any effort to wrap around my neck or constrict me. Most times she's in my hands and simply stretches her body up under my chin to do it.
Is it some sort of scent dealio, something on me or her trying to leave scent?
Is it simply weird water python behaviour, I have noticed since keeping them that they really are odd characters...
Any ideas?
She rubs in against my chin or neck and nods her head up and down quite rapidly, all while pushing, almost head-butting into my neck/chin. Think of the motion as a sort of rapid wave, with pressure against my neck.
Now is this predatory behaviour, as she's nearby and can sense my pulse? She doesn't tense up or make any effort to wrap around my neck or constrict me. Most times she's in my hands and simply stretches her body up under my chin to do it.
Is it some sort of scent dealio, something on me or her trying to leave scent?
Is it simply weird water python behaviour, I have noticed since keeping them that they really are odd characters...
Any ideas?