I just got a baby banded water snake. It had gotten into someone we know house, their dog tried to use it as a chew toy (not very successful) and one of them smacked the poor baby with their hand. Of course, I took the little guy out of there.It has been years since I've had a snake and she was not a water snake, so I am not entirely sure on the care and diet of this baby.First my most immediate question, the baby had a freak out moment earlier. S/he just started thrashing around with no direction, opened his mouth like he was going to bite but didn't. It ended fairly quickly. I have the feeling I just startled the poor thing but I want to be sure this doesn't sound like a symptom of any neurological damage (from being attacked earlier.) Is my little snake just scared or in trouble?Second, food. I read the sticky on what fish I shouldn't feed him, I plan on giving him guppies. How often do I need to feed him and how many guppies? Info I've found online has been unhelpful, as it all focused on adult care and not babies.Third, and of least concern, is there any way to tell by the body or tail if he's male or female? I have no idea really.