Quote Originally Posted by mues155 View Post
Not sure I like this guys angle...a snake is not a dog...you cannot "dominate" or train them ...I see this as just stressing out a hatchling that should be just left alone. A hatchling knows its vulnerable, so they can choose to be more strikey.
but this is just IMO
I've personally tried this and for me it worked 100% I got a baby pastel ball python (bought for my brother) about a month ago, he was very nippy at first but I did this about 5 consecutive times and he never struck at me again, it totally tamed him out.