I've got a pair of Red Sumatra Bloods. They are approaching 3 yrs old. I'll breed them this Fall. Neither has ever been aggressive whatsoever. Baby tame and great personality. I went to do my routine cage checking last night and noticed the female had just pee'd. You know when you get that sense that something is different? Even after all these years of her never being aggressive, I just sensed it by the way she looked at me. So I was cautious. I reached in to nudge her to let her know I was getting her out and she raised half her body off the floor and struck at me, hissing loudly. Wow! My baby turned on me. Totally different snake. I got a hook and moved her to the other end of the cage and got a board to separate us while I cleaned her cage. After cleaning and changing her water, I could tell she had calmed down. I pet her and even rubbed her under her chin. She calmly went from my hand to her water and started drinking.
First thing this morning, I got her out to see how she'd be. She was calm and back to her old self. I'm scratching my head. Only thing I can come up with is I interrupted her peeing. She may not have been done because it was puddled when I first saw her. Any other ideas? Think that could be the case?
I've owned many snakes and I've never seen one just turn like that after 3 years.
