The one time I saw Monty eat (at the pet store) he ended up with the wrong end. He sat there struggling with the tail for a few minutes. The guy feeding him said, as long as he can find the end of the tail, he'll be okay. So Monty was working on the tail, trying to get to the end of it, when he finally dropped the tail altogether. So the guy picked up the mouse again, Monty struck at it and constricted it again, and ended up with the right end that time. It was interesting to watch.