I've got a Lesser who is aggressive too. I was cleaning her enclosure today and placed her on the table next to the rack. She reared up like a viper and was ready to envenomate me. I wish I had a camera with me. She had half her body off the table, in the classic "S" shape strike position. I let her strike at me a few times, then I covered her head. Then she starts in with her hssing. I then reach over and pick her up. She's fine by this point. I can hold her, let her crawl over over my arms with no issues. She's a great eater, so I don't really care. No one in the house is willing to hold her. I've never been bit by her AFTER, I've calmed her down. She has struck at me a number of times. At first I was letting her strike and bite me. I thought she'd get the message that she can't eat me, but she never has gotten that memo. So I don't let her bite me any longer. I get a kick out of her striking at me because she really does act like a viper. Maybe one day, I'll remember to take a camera in while I'm cleaning cages.
Jim Smith
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