a question about body language

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He was fed the day I picked him up. (Monday) The guy that gave him to me said the snake eats about once a month and he feeds him 5-6 mice in one feeding. He also told me not to pick him up for 3 days. This is the first day I've even touched him. I wanted to try to give him some time to start getting used to my house. He's decent sized. I've never seen him stretched to see how long he was but I'm assuming he's around 4 to 4 1/2 foot long. The guy I got him from said he had only bit him once and that was when he was a hatchling and the guy was feeding him. The guy told me that George (snake) was pretty laid back.

Once a month seems a bit far apart for feeding, but as long as the snake is not thin or losing weight, it should be okay if you don't breed it. I would just suggest trying to feed him/ her before you get into really handling it, even if you only feed one mouse to see if the snake will eat for you. Also, it would be a good idea to get a scale to weigh your snake to keep track.