Strange.

My barista and I were discussing our snakes, and I found out her female has been having some rather strange behavior.. I thought I'd get y'all's opinion for her.
Her snake, Ka.. Kah... Not sure how to spell it.. is a normal adult female BP. She has recently been moved into a larger tank (I'm afraid I don't have the dimensions) and has now become quite aggressive / fidgety. She is 5ft and still has hides. Her tank is now on the floor as opposed to once being on something, and Stephanie's mother suggested that maybe the vibrations that carry over from the neighboring apartment's kids through the floor may be upsetting the snake? Ka also had a rather stranger incident two days ago where she bit onto, wrapped around, and started to ingest a towel. Stephanie could not pry her off for anything, and, not knowing what to do, ended up pouring a little ice water on her head, which made her slowly back off it- after having already gotten a few inches down her throat.

Any opinions on what's going on here?


On a slightly unrelated note, how can I tell the difference between my baby bumble not having the skills to smoothly take down a mouse, and him maybe having a big of that spider "wobble" during feeding time? He's never latched onto a mouse in one go yet- usually misses a time or two. He doesn't show wobbling at any other time and doesn't seem to tremble when he's zoning in on the mouse; just bad aim.

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Originally Posted by DestinyLynette

My barista and I were discussing our snakes, and I found out her female has been having some rather strange behavior.. I thought I'd get y'all's opinion for her.
Her snake, Ka.. Kah... Not sure how to spell it.. is a normal adult female BP. She has recently been moved into a larger tank (I'm afraid I don't have the dimensions) and has now become quite aggressive / fidgety. She is 5ft and still has hides. Her tank is now on the floor as opposed to once being on something, and Stephanie's mother suggested that maybe the vibrations that carry over from the neighboring apartment's kids through the floor may be upsetting the snake? Ka also had a rather stranger incident two days ago where she bit onto, wrapped around, and started to ingest a towel. Stephanie could not pry her off for anything, and, not knowing what to do, ended up pouring a little ice water on her head, which made her slowly back off it- after having already gotten a few inches down her throat.

Any opinions on what's going on here?


On a slightly unrelated note, how can I tell the difference between my baby bumble not having the skills to smoothly take down a mouse, and him maybe having a big of that spider "wobble" during feeding time? He's never latched onto a mouse in one go yet- usually misses a time or two. He doesn't show wobbling at any other time and doesn't seem to tremble when he's zoning in on the mouse; just bad aim.

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Your baby bumblebee is just showing off his wobble. Wobbles can vary in degree. Before I sold my spider, the only real noticeable wobble she had was when she was striking. She would mis-strike a time or two but then eat fine. I wouldn't worry about it.

As for your friend's snake, it sounds like there may be 2 problems: 1. It sounds like her snake may be hungry. What is she feeding it? 2. Since the "aggressive" (though probably more defensive than anything) started once she was moved to a bigger tank, there is something stressing her out. The cage could be too big, the temps could be off, there needs to be more hides, etc. It's hard to pinpoint a cause until we know EXACTLY how she's keeping her ball python and what it's eating.

Hi,

Any change of enclosure can make them nervous.

As can a bigger tank and vibration.
I'd say the snake isn't aggressive so much as feeling unsafe and defensive.

The towel was probably scent driven.

Have you tried heating the mouse up a little more on the head? ( assuming it's F/T ).

That's what I was maybe thinking about my bee, thank you.

I'll ask her exactly what her husbandry practices are- I don't think she feeds her often enough, but I know she feeds her live. I'll get some more info and check back here for input.