No. If you feed it frozen then the snake thinks it is alive when it strikes anyway. Therefore, I cannot think of any reason why feeding live would make the snake any more aggressive to humans.
"We are artists using locus and alleles as our paint; the ball python as our canvas" - Colin Weaver
Be sure NOT to leave it unattended as a live rodent can spell death to a timid non eating snake..Theres a post in here that shows such and was hoping it might be made a sticky for new folks to see..
New to snakes myself. We feed in the bath tub cork the drain and roll. If he isn't hungry he will crawl out. Heard feeding in there cage causes them to bite when you go in there.
Heard feeding in there cage causes them to bite when you go in there.
Old myth
You are actually more likely to get tagged when moving an animal in feeding mode.
Being fed live does not make them more prone to bite and being fed in the enclosure do not make them mistake your hand for food when you open the enclosure.
Getting bit by a snake in it's enclosure can happen for various reason which is why it is important to read your snake's body language.
Be sure NOT to leave it unattended as a live rodent can spell death to a timid non eating snake..Theres a post in here that shows such and was hoping it might be made a sticky for new folks to see..
That injury took days to happen, it didn't happen from live feeding - it happened as a result of a negligent keeper who didn't remove the rodent after 30 minutes of a refusal.
DONT feed live i've seen too many pictures of accidents, people take their eye off a rat and a ball python for a minute can cause major injury to your snake.
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