The past 6 or 7 feedings my Borneo boy has been striking the glass once he smells his prey. The last 2 feedings he struck harder and a few times (3 or 4) as opposed to typically one time the previous few feedings.

Although I know this isn't really "uncommon" among snakes, I've never seen it quite like this in my personal experience.

Any clues what may be triggering it recently? Nothing changed enclosure or husbandry wise. Same prey. Same handling. His demeanor seems otherwise completely the same. Feeding routine is the same. So I'm kind a stumped. Could it be that spring is in the air?

Are there any tricks to curbing this behavior? I'd rather he not break his jaw, or the glass for that matter.

I typically don't put too much weight into these things, snakes will be snakes, but it's been frequent and consistent to the point I'm seeing a pattern developing. If I can get ahead of it somehow that would be great.