What made my Woma going nuts?

[PatrickT]

My woma is a very curious and calm girl. She usually comes out her hideout, watchs around and looks whats going on. Two days ago she suddenly was hyper agressive. She came out her cave and went into a very defensive position. Her terrarium doors were closed but she did bite several times into the direction where she suspected movements. I did place a blanket over her tank to calm her down. After that she was as nice as before. Do you think something spooked her out? I drilled some holes in the basement and my suspection is, that the vibrations made her agressive. But i´m not so sure. Was crazy to see her "dark side" xD

[SnakeyJay]

I find that Vibrations can and will aggravate my boas, from home improvements to the washing machine if it's on a high spin... I've also heard loud music with a lot of bass will stress em out too.

[Obsidian_Dragon]

My snakes tent to pout and hide when we have parties (we have an arcade downstairs, I figure the vibrations get to 'em). I can see how some snakes would be aggravated instead, yeah.

[SnoopySnake]

I'm gonna guess the vibrations. I had to get my white lip out to take a couple pics, he was completely calm but then my dog jumped on something and he got noticeably aggravated.

[Sylphie]

You know, when I'm vacuuming three of my five snakes starts to be very active and curious what's going on. They are nor aggravated, just curious, but still they react to the vibrations of the vacuum.

[PatrickT]

Yup, but its crazy ho agressive she went. She is normally extremly docile. Never saw her like that before. Guess she is not a fan of drilling

[Moreau]

It's a woma, it was probably hungry. Womas are notorious for insane feeding responses, it could be she thought food was coming, or caught a whif of something that smelled like food to her.

[Sylphie]

It's a woma, it was probably hungry. Womas are notorious for insane feeding responses, it could be she thought food was coming, or caught a whif of something that smelled like food to her.

That may be true too, my Russian is crazy for 3 weeks now. She'll attack the glass every time she see a human coming near her viv... And it's her typical "give me mices!" attitude, even when she was feed the same day.

[SnakeyJay]

It's a woma, it was probably hungry. Womas are notorious for insane feeding responses, it could be she thought food was coming, or caught a whif of something that smelled like food to her.

Sounds more likely :D

[PatrickT]

It's a woma, it was probably hungry. Womas are notorious for insane feeding responses, it could be she thought food was coming, or caught a whif of something that smelled like food to her.

No, my woma does not react like that for food. When i feed her i put her out in the feeding box, hold the mice infront her and she simply takes it. She doesn´t even strangle it. She is a very docile animal.

What she showed here was defensive action and agression

[sirtalis]

I was cleaning my room with a vaccum (spelling) cleaner and my geckos emerged from their caves, i think it was a combo f noise and vibrations.

[Jrich]

Maybe she had a bad dream. Hahahahaha.
Anyways right before I read this, my little king snake was hanging out on top of his hide and I dragged a chair across the floor and he jumped and writhed and seemed very irritated by the vibrations I had just made.

[Albert Clark]

No, my woma does not react like that for food. When i feed her i put her out in the feeding box, hold the mice infront her and she simply takes it. She doesn´t even strangle it. She is a very docile animal.

What she showed here was defensive action and agression

What we have to remember about these animals is they are captives with wild instincts. All of their behaviors center around that concept. We are always at risk anytime we reach into their enclosures to clean and or pick them up. We all should keep this in mind at all times when interacting with them too. :smug:

[SnakeyJay]

Exactly... Just this weekend a normally docile boa truck straight at my face, wasn't the best experience of my life but luckily he came up short.. To be honest I'd never fully trust any animal.

[marvelfreak]

Could she be in shed and how old is your Woma?

[PatrickT]

Could she be in shed and how old is your Woma?

She is from September 2014 and was not in shed. She was shedding one week earlier.

[marvelfreak]

She is from September 2014 and was not in shed. She was shedding one week earlier.
then it was most likely the drilling just got her worked up. How's she behaving now?

[PatrickT]

then it was most likely the drilling just got her worked up. How's she behaving now?

After an hour she was docile and mellow as before. Like nothing happened. You take her out, can carry her around and she exlores her environment like always.

[pinefamily]

Sounds like the drilling upset her. Sounds (and smells) can change a snake's behaviour. Although, you must have a rare woma, Patrick. They are notorious for their food responses.

[PatrickT]

Sounds like the drilling upset her. Sounds (and smells) can change a snake's behaviour. Although, you must have a rare woma, Patrick. They are notorious for their food responses.

I know that. It is quite funny. She is very civilized ha ha. I will make a video next week. I hold the mouse infront her. She looks at it, opens her mouth and simply takes it. She does not even strike.

[sophiedufort]

Lilou, our woma, usually very docile, was on our bed the other day, happily investigating every item, when I walked in the room with a plate of rotisserie chicken. I put the plate on the side table. I saw Lilou become extremely tense, and slithering towards me menacingly. She stopped about a foot away, coiling herself in a striking position. And, boy, she started a series of strikes, at some point in time flying across the bed in an attempt to get to my husband, who was standing nearby. I quickly reached out for the chicken plate and took it away, but the smell was still strong in the room.
My husband managed to put Lilou back in her enclosure. As the chicken smell dissipated, she calmed down and became the nice woma girl we know, once again.
P.S. None of us got bit. We kept our distance. No more movie-dinner in bed with snakes around, though. Not a wise combination.

[Albert Clark]

Captive animals with wild instincts once again. We really cant fault them for what they are. Sure , some are more tolerant and trustworthy than others but you know what? It comes with the territory and snakes will be snakes.

[SnakeyJay]

Captive animals with wild instincts once again. We really cant fault them for what they are. Sure , some are more tolerant and trustworthy than others but you know what? It comes with the territory and snakes will be snakes.

Exactly.. Owning reptiles for a couple of years does not override thousands of years of genetics and instinct :D