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How bitey are calkings?

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  • 09-01-2009, 07:14 AM
    AjBalls
    How bitey are calkings?
    I've been plotting on getting into kingsnakes for some while now. Just about everyone I've seen bites or attempts to though? I was at my buddys place last week and I was helping give his snakes water and every single (maybe 50) calking came out of the tub lunging at and some biting me. And he said they were all fed 3 days ago. So I'm thinking if I get into them, should I be expecting/anticipating a bite every single day? Even ones that aren't my friends have seemed bitey. Most people warn me that the kings that I'm potentially interested in bite.:confused::confused::confused:
  • 09-01-2009, 09:41 AM
    oliverstwist
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    at first our Cal King was a snippy girl but after time and a few misses she has turned into a great snake

    if you want one go ahead ours is white with black speckles all over her and is a great looking snake:snake::gj:
  • 09-01-2009, 10:33 AM
    MarkS
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    Some of my kingsnakes are the nippiest snakes I've got and will latch on and never let go, others are the calmest snakes I've got and have never bit me. It's really a toss up.
  • 09-01-2009, 12:18 PM
    Bitis_Gabonica
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    Most Cal. Kings that I have worked with are bitey. But all you really have to do to tame them is to handle them regularly and let them explore (just don't let them get away). Also make sure that you Do Not have the scent of a rodent on you when working with a Cal. King because they will bite, aggressively, at any scent of a rodent. Hope this helps.
  • 09-01-2009, 01:36 PM
    Neal
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    A lot of cali kings can be nippy, then some can be calm like as stated above. Just with routine handling and showing them that you won't harm them they will settle down. Your friend has 50 or so you said, which means he probably doesn't get to handle them all and very often if so.
  • 09-01-2009, 03:53 PM
    JandDReptiles
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    Many Cals are ready to snap at ya..lol. My Lavender albino female hates when anything comes near he cage and is ready to snag me when my hand goes in. It's part of having kings.... HOWEVER! My chocolate cal king is one of the tamest kings I have ever seen! :) It depends on the snake, and how often it's handled. ;)


    -Jeremy
  • 09-01-2009, 06:53 PM
    Crusader71
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    My caliking has never even attempted to bite me , she is sooo easy going.
  • 09-01-2009, 07:05 PM
    wilomn
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    I've had one or two of these little guys, bred a few too.

    I'd say about 70% of the babies, right out of the egg mind you, will first poop on you, then bite, then try to rub the poop in the bite.

    It's just the way they are.

    However, with regular handling and feeding, they calm down to one of the best snakes you'll ever have.

    The only drawback to CalKings is the attitude of some of the babies.
  • 09-01-2009, 07:15 PM
    rabernet
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    To date (probably have just jinxed myself), my calking has never attempted to bite me. He used to musk all the time as a baby, but he no longer musks and is a very calm little fella. Being the only colubrid in my collection, I think he thinks he's really a ball python! :P
  • 09-02-2009, 09:08 PM
    omnibus2
    Re: How bitey are calkings?
    Intruiging.*

    There was one calking at an animal center I used to volunteer, it was adult and it was amazingly tame; never bit or struggled at all.
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