Admit it. It’s cool.

[ShaneSilva]

Growing up in Hawaii I never had any experience with snakes. After moving to the mainland my girlfriend got one and I was sold. Everything about them is just so interesting to me

[Gio]

The term "cool" isn't something I'd use, though I know what you are trying to say.

Feeding can be the most rewarding interaction you have with your snake/snakes depending on your situation. Keepers of very large collections probably see feeding as a chore, and don't look forward to the next chore, which is cleaning up cages down the road.

Keepers of fewer animals may enjoy feeding. I personally like any interaction with my snakes and do enjoy feeding when things go well.

I sometimes empathize with the prey if it is live and find no satisfaction in seeing it killed. I do marvel at the snake's ability to usually dispatch the prey quickly. I prefer to feed F/T'd items but have a royal that only eats live.

I enjoy watching my snakes actions throughout the year. There are certain times of the year when feeding is frequent and other times when almost complete inactivity rules. I don't mind November to late March or April when my boa doesn't eat at all.

I tend to find I am most entertained when I see my snakes climbing, perching and preparing to feed from ambush points in their cages after the winter is over. There is some active foraging after a long winter and I enjoy seeing it.

Researching deeper, you can look at venomous snakes as more "advanced". They do not need to have prolonged contact with their prey and have little to no risk of being bitten, scratched or damaged when feeding. That is also interesting and much different than constriction. Then there are snakes like the Indigo that just tear into prey, bite it, shake it and eat it.

That may have been a little long winded but to answer your question, yes, I find the process of feeding interesting from start to finish but there are many other things about snakes that I find fascinating as well.

[Reinz]

The term "cool" isn't something I'd use, though I know what you are trying to say.

Feeding can be the most rewarding interaction you have with your snake/snakes depending on your situation. Keepers of very large collections probably see feeding as a chore, and don't look forward to the next chore, which is cleaning up cages down the road.

Keepers of fewer animals may enjoy feeding. I personally like any interaction with my snakes and do enjoy feeding when things go well.

I sometimes empathize with the prey if it is live and find no satisfaction in seeing it killed. I do marvel at the snake's ability to usually dispatch the prey quickly. I prefer to feed F/T'd items but have a royal that only eats live.

I enjoy watching my snakes actions throughout the year. There are certain times of the year when feeding is frequent and other times when almost complete inactivity rules. I don't mind November to late March or April when my boa doesn't eat at all.

I tend to find I am most entertained when I see my snakes climbing, perching and preparing to feed from ambush points in their cages after the winter is over. There is some active foraging after a long winter and I enjoy seeing it.

Researching deeper, you can look at venomous snakes as more "advanced". They do not need to have prolonged contact with their prey and have little to no risk of being bitten, scratched or damaged when feeding. That is also interesting and much different than constriction. Then there are snakes like the Indigo that just tear into prey, bite it, shake it and eat it.

That may have been a little long winded but to answer your question, yes, I find the process of feeding interesting from start to finish but there are many other things about snakes that I find fascinating as well.

Very well said. You expressed my sentiments as well, but much more eloquently than I ever could.

[Coluber42]

It's cool.
What I find so totally cool though is the incredibly ingenious and creative (not the right words to describe an evolutionary process, I know) ways these animals have adapted their seemingly limited body plans to their environments. That they can have this incredible dexterity and be successful predators without any limbs at all is just amazing.

Also, if you want to see something amazing, do a search for a video of a reticulate python chasing monkeys up a tree.

[Drakion]

I think so now! But a few years ago I thought it was awful and disgusting. Thing is, I never had anything against snakes themselves, I thought they were awesome when I was young(er), I used to catch, and sometimes still do, garter snakes out in my yard, and would get upset when my relatives would come over and try to hurt them. (And that's how one of my uncles got a black eye. Thankfully, he understood, apologized, and has learned more about them, so he isn't afraid of them anymore!) Anyway, I used to hate feeding snakes mice, but now I think it's cool, and I love feeding my baby BP!

[noodlestsc]

Funny you mention this. I love watching my guy strike, coil and eat. I love how fascinating nature created this animal that swallows its prey whole. (I'm fascinated by nature in general)

My wife isn't a big snake fan. Together besides our fur babies, we've owned lizards and frogs and she liked them all. But the snake even though she knows he's a harmless BP she just had this internal little fear about them. I've only had my guy since September and Xmas weekend was the first time my wife ever held him. The first time I fed him when I got him, my wife said she didn't want to watch. But curiosity got to her and she came in to watch. Even though she's not a snake fan, she was completely intrigued and fascinated watching him eat. She watches me feed him almost every week now.

[Lizardlicks]

I'm mostly blown away by how efficient they are when killing live prey. I've only had to feed live a few times, and most of my kids switch right over to f/t without problems, but sometimes when I get a new baby from a breeder they're still feeding live. It's pretty amazing to see even at that size how perfect their instincts are; from strike to coil to final breath and consuming, it's over in seconds, and the prey has no clue what hit it.

[voodoolamb]

feeding time is my least favorite part of snake ownership.

[cletus]

I'm mostly blown away by how efficient they are when killing live prey. I've only had to feed live a few times, and most of my kids switch right over to f/t without problems, but sometimes when I get a new baby from a breeder they're still feeding live. It's pretty amazing to see even at that size how perfect their instincts are; from strike to coil to final breath and consuming, it's over in seconds, and the prey has no clue what hit it.

Def agree with that. I stand by my initial response to this thread but to see them in feeding mode is impressive. My girl is quite possibly the most passive snake I've ever seen. She doesn't like her head touched but other than that, it's like she is stoned most of the time. Until she smells food. She is like Jaws when she smells a rat. Once she is done eating she cruises around the enclosure in feeding mode for a while and then goes back into bong hits on the couch mode. Very impressive feeding response. So happy I don't have to beg her to eat like some do.

[Ax01]

blood was dribbling down. it was pretty cool. i wish i grabbed a vid or gif'ed it. it was an cool second death for the rodent!