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Posted by duffy on August 14, 2002 at 17:09:52:
In Reply to: new black rat snake posted by monki on August 14, 2002 at 10:20:57:
How large/old is it? Do you know if it is wild caught or captive bred? You have the same general situation either way, it's just that if you have a very young, smaller, captive bred speciman you may have an easier time with it. In general, just go easy with it at first. If you just had the snake for a few hours, and after a long journey home you were handling it and letting others handle it to where you "didn't see what they did"...I am not surprised that it got a little pissed off. I have only had my black rats since February, but I handle them twice a week and have never been struck at. Nor has anyone else, but I closely supervise anyone else handling them, especially if they are not familiar with snakes. Give it time, and remember not to handle it for 2-3 days after it has eaten, or you could wind up with another set of problems on your hand. Also, give it a few days before trying to feed it now that it seems to be pretty stressed out. Good luck and keep us posted.
Duffy
:i just got a black rat snake which when handled in the shop was fine, but after the bus and train journey home it seemed a bit aggressive. i picked it out of the bag and was handling it, it seemed fine but then it just lashed out n bit my girlfriends brother. i didnt see what he did to it but he only sed he was stroking it. ive only had the snake a few hours now and since i put it in the tank i cant pick it back up again, it always looks assive it will strike at me, sometimes it rattles its tail too.
:is this just because of the journey home it had (bus journey = lots of vibrations) and the new home or is this a permenant thing?
:do i have a right to take the snake back?
