My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!

Almost everytime a make motion around my snakes cage it strikes at me and hits the glass.. and it did it like 15 times already.. It was never like that before though ive only had it for a week or so.. Does this mean anything? Cuz now I'm afraid to hold him or stick my hand in the cage. :(

First you need to state what type of snake, what type pf cage, how is it set up? Temps, how many hides? Is it set up near a high traffic area? You need to leave him alone at least a week so he can settle in.
A few more details would be helpful.
Wolfy

would it have anything to do with me attemping to probe it?

Never heard of a snake holding that kind of grudge...but i'm a n00b so maybe they do.

I think there was a similar thread not too long ago with the suggestion of putting a towel over the enclosure so the snake can see you.

Did anyone teach you how to probe, or did you just give it go?

one of my BP is "skiddish". She makes sudden moves and jerks alot. I wouldn't say it strikes, but there is no question, nervous. I hold here extremely still for a few mins prior to feeding or cage change. I don't move, I just let her explore. She gets use to me for that session. But then next go around, she is jerky again. been this way for quite some time.

uh yeah Robin that's a great question.

PipeDADDY, I had a snake like that once and it's just a matter of handling it enough for it to know who you are. he ended up being quite comfy around me when he got older :)

like wolfy said you should let the little guy/girl settle in for at least a week before attempting to handle. I know its hard but it makes things a whole lot easier. This settling in period allows the snake to adjust to its new home. As for the sudden aggresion you could wear gloves and try to hold him/her. When you do handle them keep it very short only a minute or two every other day so that the snake does not become totally stressed. Snakes for the most part can settle down and become very good pets. Some snakes can remain a little more aggressive like retics. Its always best to remember that your snake is not biting you because it hates you but because it is scared of you. sorry if I rambled lol.

My bob was extremely nervous. I handled him for short periods , but often. Sometimes a couple times a day. Only 2 days a week he doesn't get handled. Thats right after feeding. Now he just hangs in my hands and puts up with whatever I do. If gloves make you more comfortable its okay to use them. :)

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I think there was a similar thread not too long ago with the suggestion of putting a towel over the enclosure so the snake can see you.

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Lol, I just put aluminum foil over the glass part before you said anything so it wouldn't see me and could't hurt himelf against the glass.. and i relized that any movment at all now it will strike I don't really get it, because it just started doing that...

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Did anyone teach you how to probe, or did you just give it go?

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What I ended up doing was buying probes from ebay and trying it myself.. I read some pretty good instuctions on how to do it and saw a good video that explained it all, if someone would have shown me personally that would have been better but I couldn't find anyone. So I tried to do it myself based on what I've seen and read.. I wasn't to clear when I got to the cloaca if I was supposed to push down on that flap and slide down like that.. It seemed like the only way to do it but I stopped because I was afraid I'd hurt it.

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one of my BP is "skiddish". She makes sudden moves and jerks alot. I wouldn't say it strikes, but there is no question, nervous. I hold here extremely still for a few mins prior to feeding or cage change. I don't move, I just let her explore. She gets use to me for that session. But then next go around, she is jerky again. been this way for quite some time.

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Ever since I got this ball it's been like that.. always seemed so nervous and any movements near its head it would jerk back fast. And I thought as well that if its handled more often it would get used to people and not be so scared but the person who I bought the snake from had it for about 5 years and its been like that all its life and has been held a lot too. So, I don't think it's going to get any better. And it hasn't struck at all since last night and now its been doing it constantly.

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like wolfy said you should let the little guy/girl settle in for at least a week before attempting to handle. I know its hard but it makes things a whole lot easier. This settling in period allows the snake to adjust to its new home

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I'm actually using the same cage that it lived in its whole life.. and I don't think it would be that because as I said it only started doing it since last night.. its been good in its cage all the other days. That would be a good reason but I just dont think thats it, thanks for the help though

Also has anyone ever been bit by a ball python? They seem really scary and like theyd hurt bad but luckily I have good reflexed and have moved away ever time... do they have teeth/fangs? I could never tell. Does it hurt bad?

And I just wanted to say that last night I got my very first litter of baby rats. I've got some pics posted in the feeders forum.