Stupid stupid snakes....

[Jeff_Favelle]

The feeding repsonse in these guys just takes over all reason and judgment for them. I was teasing this dude with a mouse and he went and bit the side of the Rubbermaid and started to constrict the mouse with the rest of his body. Well, I couldn't have that so I teased him with ANOTHER mouse and he went nuts after that one and ended up having both in his coils.

5 minutes later they were gone. So I fed him 4 more adult mice.

And tonight, he's cruising, looking for more. What a machine!!

http://members.shaw.ca/Uploaded_pics2/TaM3eat1.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/Uploaded_pics2/TaM3eat2.jpg

[Classic]

Well done Jeff.

[sapphire_moon]

*LOL* Beautiful snake though!

[Vern]

Hey Jeff dont you love how their tails start to wag just like a dogs.Very cool how hondos eat.
Vern

[Jeff_Favelle]

Ha ha Vern. With the tongue hanging out and everything??? LOL! :D

[jwsporty]

Great pics Jeff, one of my females pulled that trick last week, gotta love it.

[Andy_G]

That's an amazing snake with, to say the least, a good apetite :). Try moving it to rats?

[MarcB]

He's looking mighty thick Jeff! You must have an army of females to line him up with, right?

[jay76]

LOL Jeff! Um, did you say he ate *6* mice? :)

[Skink Keeper]

Thats one impressive appitite he's got there. nice snake, and nice pics.

[TheRedDragon]

*LOL* Well done Jeff! Great looking snake. :)

[Linds]

LOL not the smartest little bugger eh! :p One would assume they have enough instinct to at least hit prey...lol...I've seen even burms constrict snake hooks before :rolleyes:

[Invictus]

Last night we had a baby corn do the opposite - she bit the prey and constricted the side of the feeding container. Then she proceeded to eat like an arboreal snake, kinda perched on the side of the container. :) The feeding drive of corns, kings, and milks never ceases to amaze me.

[Bartman]

is that a 2 headed mouse or just 2 seperate mice??? :confused:

[MouseKilla]

Both my kings have to be cut off when they begin to look like snake-skin sausages. They digest in like 2 days and are back looking for more. The pain of these snakes, I find, is that you have to feed a lot of small prey instead of a few larger ones because of their tiny little heads.

[vanderkm]

Jeff
those albinos are incredible looking snakes - typical honduran feeding response - they are crazy - just one of their more appealing qualities.

mousekilla
We don't find that our kings or milks have any problem taking larger prey - despite the size of thier mouths - our adult kings and hondurans are all on rats - one to two rats per feeding - depending on what size rats we have available. They are still looking for more within a week but trying to keep up to them feeding mice was hopeless (and expensive) - especially females in the spring.

mary v.

[MouseKilla]

I've just found, in my experience, that the kings can't manage prey as big relative to other snakes of simillar body size and weight, like a corn or rat for example. This sure doesn't stop them from trying though. I've misjudged their abilities before and had to give them something smaller.

[Lisa]

my prairie king is like that, after getting into feeding mode he tracks me. dunno if it's to eat me or see if i have more rats

[Clownfishie]

LOL Jeff! Too funny... that's one helluva hungry hondo ;) 6 mice... wow!

[Colonel SB]

Wow Jeff they are awsome did you produce any albino babies this year? I can't stop drooling when you post pics of them I might have to get some :)