Quote Originally Posted by grim reaper in NY View Post
None of my snakes have ever struck at me. I wear disposable gloves and use long surgical forceps whenever i handle the rats. I never let the scent of the rats get on my skin. By eliminating the scent on your skin, your reduce the chances of being struck significantly. If your snake has eyecaps from a pending shed, they may not be able to differentiate between you and the food you are giving it. hence, another reason to use long forceps to keep your hand as far from the meal as possible.
My snakes have never struck at me and I hold them both just about everyday for a few minutes. When it's really nice and warm we go on walks!
I was just curious cuz a friend of mine has a snake he feeds in it's tank and he's gotten really mean. His other ones haven't though.