Cuddles the Woma Python

[Captain837]

I don't think it is any training on my part as we have only had them for 2 weeks at this point. I would assume it is the way their instincts have them wired. I believe they are active hunters rather than ambush predators. As such I would expect them to be much more active and alert to any movement in the room. It is what makes them appear very inquisitive and is a very distinct difference in behavior from what we are used to with our BP's.

With that said, you can learn a lot about your shakes behavior by studying where they come from, what they eat and what eats them. Often times it will make a great deal of sense out of seemingly odd behavior. I used this technique many years ago when I worked for a mom and pop pet shop handling exotic reptiles to get them manageable so they could be sold as pets. You would be surprised how some species get bad wraps for being bitey and aggressive when it is nothing more than a misunderstanding of what the snake is programmed to do and why. Simply put, figure out why it does what it does and you can learn to work around it. People tend to give these creatures too much credit for being intelligent and they make assumptions to motives behind actions when in the end the snake is just doing what it was wired to to. Figure this out and they become very predictable.