New owner advice

[Bogertophis]

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The only time he bit me is because I had the horrible idea to lift him with the hook, plus his tail got a bit stuck in the cave when I pulled, so he gave me a defensive bite (that hurt nothing), nothing apart from that. He is 2 months old btw

Just a quick note- never "pull" a snake- you can rather easily, without meaning to, dislocate their spinal bones or internal organs- because they're not strong that way, & we're SO much bigger than they are, it's very easy to use excessive force on a snake.

Do remember this if (when- ) your snake starts to go into something where you don't want him to go- the temptation is to pull them back, but it's essential to merely restrain them from going in further, & be patient until they decide to back up- otherwise you may have a badly injured snake & not know why. Which is why it's so important to "think ahead" where your snake may go, & if it's dangerous or problematic, prevent them from going there & getting into trouble.

In the incident you described, your snake was afraid of you, but may also have felt pain. I say this not as any sort of "guilt trip" but so you learn the best way to handle snakes- & more importantly, the reason why.

Incidentally, most of us use hides that have no "floor" & which can merely be lifted up off the snake in an emergency*- but there are some "hides" (cage decor) being sold in pet stores that snakes can get "stuck" in- many are intended for tropical fish or other animals, & should not be used for snakes- especially the 'castles' & such for tropical fish, as they often have sharp edges inside them which fish have no problem with, but which can cut our snakes up badly- just fyi.

Bottom line- never pull a snake. They don't possess enough muscle to resist & keep from getting injured- their musculature is geared for constriction & locomotion. To put it in human terms, just because someone can run a mile, doesn't mean they can do even one chin-up- it's different muscles.