Signs when BP is abut to strike Does it hurt?

[ChicaTheSnake]

What are sigs of BP about to strike and does it hurt? :?: [/b]

[chong_python]

Havent seen that question before, but ill try to help ya as best as i can.
Lets say you feed live ( just easier to demonstrate)
as soon as he feels the vibrations of the rat/mouse and of coarse when he smells it, he switches to "hunt mode" as soon as a bp is born it knows this method
when he gets the sent you'll see him tense up and start to breath really hard. you'll notice his whole body pulse
Then he will get with in striking range of the prey
then you will notice his neck will form almost a "S" shape. Then BAMMM it will deffinlty startle you your first time, Its really fast, Then as you know he constricts and the rest is comoun knowlage
And as for you question about if it hurts, i cnat answer, but im sure Rusty can due to the constant/busy snake life lol. Im sure it doesnt tickle for the mouse/rat tho

hope that helps ya!
CHONG

[Wizill]

it don't feel good, i'll vouch for that.

[chong_python]

it don't feel good, i'll vouch for that.

HAHA :lol:

have never been biten, hope it stay that way

[Hoomi]

Dixie was feeling grumpy a couple of weeks ago. I reached in her enclosure to do something and brushed against her skin. She hissed at me (kind of surprising, since I'd never heard either Phil or Magellan hiss at all). Needless to say, I didn't push her at that time. Be advised, though, that a snake does not need to hiss or "coil" or bend their neck into an 'S' shape to strike out. Unless their body is already 100% extended, they usually have enough "spring" behind them to strike out if they feel the need to.

Ball Pythons are notorious for being reluctant to bite, but it can happen. While their teeth are small in comparison to many animals, they have a lot of them, and they are sharp. It will depend on how hard the snake "tags" you how much it will hurt. If they just strike out and hit fast and withdraw, they may not even break the skin. If they latch on, you need to be mentally prepared to HOLD STILL. If you jerk your hand back, you'll likely cause the teeth to rip your skin instead of just putting some tiny punctures in. You may also injure your snake by pulling back quickly. Usually a snake like a BP will release fairly quicjly after biting something our size. Holding on is just too dangerous for them.

[chong_python]

In case you never noticed i was explaining how they attack thier prey, not thier owners, my bp has never ever tried to bite or hiss at me, guess he had no need to, therfore i dont no what he is like when he is about to bite the owner, just how it gets its prey, and for me? He follows the same routine everytime. Sense Bp are terrestrial (sp?) they usually wait for their prey to come to them, which resluts in the "S" shape to spring and get enoguh coil to wrap around the prey

[Hoomi]

Yeah, Dixie very much followed that pattern the other night when she finally ate. She kept creeping just a bit farther out from her hide, but not really moving her head any closer to the mouse. She simply kept zig-zagging more of her body in preparation to strike.

When the mouse made the mistake of getting too close, BAM! She nailed it close to the head and had it coiled almost faster than I could see. The mouse kicked for no more than a minute, and that was all she wrote.

It made me glad that BP's aren't known for attacking their owners... :p

[chong_python]

great to hear!, mine does the same thing, the rat always chooses the worng direction.... thus reslulting in BAMMMMM hahaha
its always nice to see a bp eating considering they can be such fincky eaters

CHONG

[ChicaTheSnake]

My BP was slitthing around on my bed and started to hiss for no reason and so i was frigghtend to pick it up so i had my bro do it and i guess its fine now

[Brandon.O]

dont be scared,if your snake hisses at you to try to make you go away and you do go away it will learn that everytime he does that he gets what he wants and he will keep on doin it (just like any other animal who learns bad habits)