My snake bit my dog!!

As my husband was changing the bedding in my 900g female ball pythons tub he sat her on the bed with me and my puppy Chihuahua. For 10 minutes everything was good, then I notices my snake started to act over alert and was watching my dog and then my hands, and as soon as I tell my husband to get the puppy she jumped and the snake tagged her. It all happened so fast, I don't see any blood or anything. Im just curious why she would behave that way as if she was a rat. Im confused!!

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She was scared

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Ball was in the mood for a little Mexican food. Seriously, a puppy that small near a snake?

Well, I suppose that's a lesson in keeping your reptiles away from your other pets ― Try not to have them in the same room in future, especially if you're busy otherwise! :)

^ I have to agree with Jordan and the above sentiments.
Be careful with poochie and snake!

It's furry has a higher body temp (compare to human) and has a smell so yes it's bound to happen.



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She wasn't backing up from the puppy she was after her. Kind of a big Chihuahua mix. I thought it was a feeding response, but I also know my snake won't touch a rat, only mice so I didn't expect her to be interested in the puppy. It didn't cross my mind until she was after her fast and lunged at her. All I saw was open snake mouth coming at us!! I know I will never ever ever have those 2 together again. That was pretty scary.

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How many grams is your snake?
If you are feeding her mice I must assume she is under 100g as most hatchlings can pound a pinkie rat with no problem.
If she is a small snake, I'm surprised you trusted her around a dog basically unsupervised.
If she's big and eating mice, there's your answer. She is underfed and hungry for Mexican. :taz:

Definitely scary, though. Glad no injuries came out of it.


EDIT #1:
Just reread the post. Curious as to why she is eating mice at 900g. Picky eater? I would recommend ASF as an alternative to ensure she is getting the proper nutrients.. Mice are very poor in nutrients.......

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Originally Posted by WintersSerpentine

How many grams is your snake?
If you are feeding her mice I must assume she is under 100g as most hatchlings can pound a pinkie rat with no problem.
If she is a small snake, I'm surprised you trusted her around a dog basically unsupervised.
If she's big and eating mice, there's your answer. She is underfed and hungry for Mexican. :taz:

Definitely scary, though. Glad no injuries came out of it.


EDIT #1:
Just reread the post. Curious as to why she is eating mice at 900g. Picky eater? I would recommend ASF as an alternative to ensure she is getting the proper nutrients.. Mice are very poor in nutrients.......

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I didn't know mice were low in nutrients. I feed her up to 3 each week BC she will not eat a rat. I've tried and tried. She's very healthy. Gains weight fast. I was trying to get a pic up but my data is slow. But ill get one up. To me she's a big girl.

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My male ball python of 950 grams won't touch rats of any size either...it's maddening.