THANKS FOR THE ADVICE!
Actually, i'm going to try both ways.
i'm going to feed him in his enclosure tonight. what i don't want is for him to give me a feeding response when i try to pick him up. (i hereby pledge to wash my hands before handling to avoid getting tagged)
if i get feeding responses, then i'll try feeding him outside.
from what i can tell, and from the other threads on this site, in the end it all comes down to the snake. sometimes you can't just keep forcing the snake to do what you want it to do, you have to adapt to how it reacts. if it strikes when fed often in it's enclosure, i guess you have to feed it outside. i'm interested in finding out how ReX'll react.
how long should you normally wait after he feeds until it's safe to pick up?