Quote Originally Posted by womsterr View Post
Funny I had that conversation myself last night with a bud of mine....a don't believe a snake likes to be stroked...its more for the owner. The best way not to get bit is go in and grab him. Same way with my african grey....he feels hesitation and will nip you. If you just go in and take him out right away they know whats up. I treat my snakes the same way.
It's more of a tap to let em know your there just so he's not surprised, for me anyway.