Anyone heard of overhandling?

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Originally Posted by knott00

I dunno, I've heard of some BPs coming out of their hides, traveling across the encloser and striking at someone cleaning the cage, I would call that aggressive. Actively seeking out a target to attack is aggressive, i don't care who you are.

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How do you know the snake was targeting the person and not acting out of self defense to a potentially dangerous stimuli? This would no longer be an act of aggression. Its hard to define the behavior of an animal when we have zero insight into what they are thinking.

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Originally Posted by Spaniard

How do you know the snake was targeting the person and not acting out of self defense to a potentially dangerous stimuli? This would no longer be an act of aggression. Its hard to define the behavior of an animal when we have zero insight into what they are thinking.

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True dat.

Hmmmmmm, i would just use the word for descriptive reasons...Saying aggressive instantly triggers striking in the brain when refering to snakes whether that is indeed what behaviour is being shown or not.

Im one of those if they like it, then who cares type people. But then again, Im probably about to be told that snakes dont have the ability to like being handled and are only tolerating it.....:)

i handle my bp for 30 min a day(not on feeding days and 3days after) and she is fine. someone told me thats over handling so idk i think it all depends on the bp.