With any of mine I pet them from behind the head down the body to let them know I'm there and make sure they are awake, they are usually balled up so I hold them flat handed until they un-ball and start to explore. Hand washing after handling rats/mice is a must. My girlfriend didn't follow that rule and got hit by one of the big ones. Funny thing was all the kids were in the room and I brought them all over and showed them why we wash our hands after touching rats/mice before handling the snakes (as my girlfriend is standing there bleeding and being on display at the same time.) Now I have no problems with hand washing!
Originally Posted by Pythons Rock
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