He could simply be a dingbat. Occasionally snakes hatch that are just "not right," but otherwise go on to live reasonably normal lives.

Food for thought.
Hey godfather, glad Runt is doing better, sometimes with all the information out there on the net it can be a little overwhelming, ecspecially when your snake may do silly things. I have one of the dumbest ball pythons in the world, I mean if I had to feed her live, the prey would definatly have the time to eat her before she struck correctly at it. Just a bad aiming snake I suppose. So don't fret, and I am happy to hear Runt is better
Rusty