I adopted this little guy knowing he was a biter, but while I have had snakes since I was a kid, usually these were garter or corn snakes. Never had a king before.
So, he bit two of my co-workers and strikes anything that moves (even his reflection in his habitat). He also 'rattles' his tail tip before he strikes like he thinks he is a rattle snake! Is this a normal King snake thing?
I have him on just paper towels atm until I get him to eat and see that he is ok. He was fed Thursday before I brought him home and he has passed that through fine. He wont eat today, but with the move and such I am not too worried as it hasn't quite been a week (though at work he was eating a pinkie twice a week).
Once I've gotten him to eat I will clean the habitat and use reptibark him and put him in a small plastic tote to feed him. I have a clear plastic one but he strikes everything, even the reflection of the feet of the container. Weird little snake, pretty as he is.
So, advice welcome on how to calm him down to be a content pet and how best to move forward so no one else is bit.
Thank you so very kindly!
With a smile,
Deb
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