woma bite me...any danger? i´m kinda worried

[SerpentineDream]

Originally Posted by dannybgoode

Feeder tubs are a terrible idea not least because of the stress it puts on the snake. All snakes should be fed in their viv. Absolutely no reason to do anything other.

This. Andy said it best, but the common belief that taking a snake out of its cage and feeding it in a tub makes it less likely to bite its handler is not true at all. Whether it displays obvious signs of distress or not, the snake is stressed because it's out of its comfortable, familiar surroundings and at least IME often won't eat. If it's going to bite you it will bite you anyway, tub or not.

If that doesn't hold water with you, Don Soderberg at South Mountain Reptiles ran an experiment some years back where he took half of his roughly 1,400 snakes out to be fed and left half in their tubs. He recorded the number of bites from each group and found no significant difference. The only real differences were in the amount of time and trouble it took to pull all the snakes out and that more from the "out" group refused food, so he stopped doing it.

Tap training, however, is something you might find helpful.

BTW, Andy and Danny are far from ignorant. Both have considerable practical experience, so you might try learning from them instead of insulting them.