Quote Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
Now these are all due to keeper error, not the fact I feed in the enclosure. Usually if a snake strikes at me it is because my hand is warmer than their feeder (I don't heat f/t feeders, just thaw to room temp) or I am not using feeding tongs. I normally have no issues with feeding in the enclosure and experience little to no aggression when I reach in to handle them.
I have to agree it sounds like most times its keeper error. But it also sounds like, you have some aggressive snakes or that they can be tempermental at times.

I do agree sometimes tagging occurs with younger snakes as well that has nothing related to feeding. However, I have heard that snakes do become used to and routinely seek out getting fed more regularly and aggressively when being strikely fed in the enclosure.

I also know that some keepers leave their snake alone and don't handle as much as they should, only opening the enclosure when its feeding time. I do believe handling your snake more and when feeding in the enclosure will decrease the possibility of being tagged with "mistaken identity" as one forum member put it.