Okay, so it was feeding time last night, and I thawed out a nice little rat for my BP. Aside from one or two mice in the beginning, he's been eating perfectly for about 7-8 months now.

Anyway, I was dangling the F/T rat into the tank as per usual. He was already waiting to be fed. He came out right away to sniff the air, then when he got closer he jolted forward to grab it and squeeze.

Things went a little different than normal. It all happened so quick, I don't know exactly how it went down, but it basically looked like he missed the rat by an inch or so, but coiled anyway, thinking he had snagged it. Next thing I know, the rat is still dangling away and he's biting himself and is fully coiled to try and strangle the prey. (in this case, himself!)

I tried nudging him slightly to see if he would release but he just tensed up at the touch. I left him alone for about 2 minutes after that but continued to wave the rat around to try and get his attention. After the 2 minutes, he released his grasp and came after the rat.

This was last night so I didn't have a chance to check for any puncture marks or scars. He did eat his meal though, and was chilling on the warm side this morning.

Is he mentally sane? He's missed his mark a couple times, which I've read can happen due to poor eyesight, but biting himself and holding there for a good 2 minutes??

Any advice, comments, etc.. are extremely welcome!