Trev.2530
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on the subject of stubid newbie questions I may be asking for trouble but I have a male olive python 2.5yrs old and over 2metres long very healthy good feeder and great handler...
now it has never bitten or constricted or even tried... until 2 months ago. I have watched him and he seems to have a disliking for my 2yr old daughter who loves the snake.
I only ever let her touch the lower half of the body while I was handling it.
2 months ago I had my python over my shoulders as I was making a new feeding enclosure when my daughter came up beside me. I didnt really think about it, she was happy playing with her pram when my snake struck her twice and as I pulled it away it struck my arm over 10 times but didnt constrict my arm.
my question is why did it strike and why is it aggressive around her? and is it normal for olive bites to not hurt considering their size?
by the way it had a large feed 5 days prior...
now it has never bitten or constricted or even tried... until 2 months ago. I have watched him and he seems to have a disliking for my 2yr old daughter who loves the snake.
I only ever let her touch the lower half of the body while I was handling it.
2 months ago I had my python over my shoulders as I was making a new feeding enclosure when my daughter came up beside me. I didnt really think about it, she was happy playing with her pram when my snake struck her twice and as I pulled it away it struck my arm over 10 times but didnt constrict my arm.
my question is why did it strike and why is it aggressive around her? and is it normal for olive bites to not hurt considering their size?
by the way it had a large feed 5 days prior...
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