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    My snakes sorta have their own style that's typical by species: my big Florida rat snakes (yellow/gulf hammock) are like feeding a boa- they literally throw
    themselves into their work of constricting already-dead prey, while my corns just grab & eat, mostly without much constriction (depending on their mood?),
    and my Trans Pecos rat snakes tend to eat politely off the tongs- they'll approach & then stop & tense-up...they appear as if they're going to strike but then
    as if remembering their manners, lol, they politely eat from the tongs. I had one years ago (a w/c adult) that carefully took food from my hands, but I didn't
    continue doing that. She'd refuse prey on my flat open palm, but would take it if I held it between my fingers so it stuck out a little, as if being careful not to
    bite me by mistake. My rosy boa prefers to constrict her f/t, while my TX Longnose is happy to just eat them, he "knows". When I kept rattlesnakes, they
    usually like to "make sure" by biting first & waiting, but some learned to eat right off the tongs. So many kinds, so many "styles".

    Another thing: many snakes catch on that pinkie & fuzzy rodents (mice OR rats) cannot fight back, so they just gulp them down, even if live, but once they
    graduate to larger prey, they will constrict until they learn they don't have to (when always fed f/t- p/k).
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    Re: Snake feeding

    You kept rattlesnakes.... oh my!
    Did you ever get bit?

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    Re: Snake feeding

    Quote Originally Posted by Jellybeans View Post
    You kept rattlesnakes.... oh my!
    Did you ever get bit?

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    Of course not! and yes, for 20 safe years. Used to rescue, relocate, & did educational programs with those un-releasable. At any given time I had as many as a
    dozen rattling room-mates in my house, even in my bedroom. I miss them- lots of personality, & they mellow out when they realize we aren't going to eat them.

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