Has This Happened To You?

T.O-SK8TER · 08-12-03, 10:30 PM

I went to get my burm out of his cage and I was handling him for 5 minutes. Looking at him I noticed that he is going to shed soon cause of his blue eyes. I measured him, left him on the floor and then I went to put the tape measure away. When I came back literally 10 seconds later he was realy pissed off, hissing, striking and trying to get away from me. So I got a box and slid it in front of him and naturaly he crawled in it and all is well. I would have never picked him up if I knew he was in pre-shed. Has this ever happened to any of you? Does this meen I have an aggresive snake?

enso · 08-12-03, 10:35 PM

My guess is he was just reacting to you as a potential predator due to his decreased vision.

Mike177 · 08-13-03, 12:54 AM

there could be several resons, like what was said maby because he couldnt see to well but let me bring up what hapend to me the other day, i went to get my BCI out of his cage because i hadent held him lately and i just felt like holding him. well i placed him on the ground to mesure him and i did. but after he started strikeing at me several times. so i grabed his tail and with the assistance of a hook supporting the uper part of his body took him back to the cage. i am not shure y he did this he wasent in shed, i didnt piss him off, i didnt smell like a rodent and when i was holding him in my arms he was being completly placid. i think it could be that maby he though that we was on the ground he might think that he could get away or something but i am not shure. but i think snakes can be moody sometimes when they dont want to be handled. try leaving him alone for a few days and trying agan, also how big is your burm? if its a baby it is very common for a yong snake that has not been exposed for humans long to get defensive. but if its an adult or sub adult next time be shure to have someone there with you.

T.O-SK8TER · 08-13-03, 01:14 AM

He is 3 months and when i measured him he was 3 feet 7 inches. I handle him every day but I think I should leave him alone untill he is done shedding! I know it can be normal for young snakes to act like that but I ve had him for 2 months and never experienced this level of aggresion, but you should of seen how scared my girlfriend was, she usually handles him just as much as I do and she ran out of the room! LOL