I got a real aggressive female

Lol its the truth. It takes days to pull out the small teeth hahahah

As wierd as it is to say, but I would normally be jealous.

I've always seen pics of the 'aggressive' balls that were all bluff, but now I recently picked up a western hognose, and his hissy attitude has sated my desires....for now, muahahaha!

My girl captive bred and she was being "Maintenance fed" by the breeder i got it from so last night she ate 2 medium rats and last weekend i only gave her one... think i'll step up her food intake lol she's all lovey dovey now that her belly is full lol

My big female is a real aggressive feeder too. On feeding day she's a force to be reckoned with, as soon as she smells the rat she strikes at anything that moves. After she's eaten a big rat I give her an hour or 2 in her feeding tub to relax before I move her and sometimes she's still snappy long after she's eaten. The rest of the time she's super gentle. She's only hissed at me 2 or 3 times since I've had her and I still haven't been bit yet.

My small firefly female (300G) is pretty mean...lol She is the only one too who always always strikes at me and watches my every move. It's not really a big deal because her colors are freaking mind blowing and I cant wait till she is up to size to breed:bow:

I usually just mist her before I deal with her and that gets her out of her pissy mood real fast

Hey I just moved to urbandale! We should have our snakes meet lol mines just a baby tho :(

Aw, she's just hungry. FOR YOUR NOSE.

You know how kittens stalk your feet? When my het pied Mr. Nibbles was a juvenile he used to stalk my fingers and feet. I'd sit on the couch with him and watch him sloooowly sneak up on my toes... it was cute, but it had a predictable outcome.

hmm my girl has hissed at me a couple times, i'm talkin' that big inhale with a long loud hissssssssss following it. but now she does what i call huffs. they're the very short sharp "SS!" she usually does it at the same time she jerks her head away when she decides she wants to be head shy. i'm trying to work on that with her, some days are better then others.
i've noticed here...alot of bites people mention, are the result of a feeding response, am i right ya'll?
i do several things to ensure i dont get a feeding bite
1) i dont handle my girl the day before or on feeding day (& up to 3 days after)
2) i make sure my hands do not smell like rat on handling days (now that i'm buying the feeders on feeding day this is no biggy)
3) i keep the same routine every feeding day & i do not do that routine any other day. (this establishes a repetitive pattern so my girl understands the difference between any normal cleaning day/handling day or feeding day).
& finally during feeding sessions, i keep my hands away out of site, but ready to intervene if neccessary. (even though my girl is only taking pups now, i make it a point to always try to be ready for anything).
my girl doesnt launch out of the cage for her meals, lol & i hope she never does but whoo-wee i could see me crapping myself in that situation!:weirdface:

I'd hate to see if you people had some ferocious feeding snakes like burms, boas or retics.