So lastnight I was checking on everybody, as I opened my pastel girls tub (it is at eye level) and as I went to peek in on her she came barreling towards the front of the tub and struck out at me coming literally and inch or two from nailing me in the face. If my reflexes were any slower it could have been ugly! I immediately felt that warm shooting pain sensation in my lower back from the awkward evasive procedure that I had to pull out of my bag of tricks that quite honestly I didn't think this old dog still had left and then this morning I woke up to find both of the muscles that run down the left and right side of the neck very sore so evidently I strained something there as well. It was really quite impressed, the speed and magnitude that she displayed moving from the back to the front and out of her 41qt tub. She used to be the most docile and lovable snake in my collection but she has had this totally different demeanor every since she laid her first clutch in January.

So I figured I would share the story and see what kind of experiences and stories others have had of their ball pythons causing injury to them other that your typical bite