I had a Normal male that while he was small enough to eat mice would never strike and constrict. He'd just nose over and start eating. I got very used to that style from him. Once he put on enough weight to make the move to rats, I thought nothing of it the first time I went to put a rat in his tub...however, when he hit that thing like a run away truck before I could even open the tongs, I did an Olympic qualifying broad jump! After that, he struck and constricted every F/T rat I threw in there.
Snakes are just funny sometimes...
lol he liked mice and felt bad about eating them but he must of had something against rats!