Agressive Feeding Response In Cks!!!

[gonesnakee]

Here's a picture of "White Widow" my breeder female Banded CK. She is named as such because she has eaten a previous mate a couple years back (ask Ryan & Sheila about that story). Anyhow she sometimes gets a real strong response to bite based on snake smell. The other day while cleaning she kept trying to tag me while I was trying to clean her tub. She had just ate the previous day, but it was a smaller meal as she was to be doing some more breeeding right away. Obviously she wanted more LOL Anyhow when I put her down after she missed me & grabbed herself. She let go the first time after 5 minutes (with some help) & grabbed herself again right away. Seeings how she was not content to let go again & I had the camera there I thought I'd grab some pics. Most people don't beleive you when you tell them that some snakes food response is so strong that they will try to eat themselves. Ya they aren't all the smartest LOL Anyhow it took 10 minutes of prying, cold water etc. before she would let go again & then of course she tries to get me right away as my hands are both right there making her let go of her tail. They will usually let go of themselves in a few minutes, but this girl was trying to unlock her jaw & does have history LOL So I didn't want to take any chances on her starting to swallow herself. Its happened before folks. Mark
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