A cue tip might help, not sure why but I never thought of that I have some of the really long swab-style ones even. He is usualy a very chill snake, but after eating he gets super keyed up and will coil at anything the night he eats. I swear if I wasn't sure he was eating well (he's 900 grams and eating small-medium rat every week) I'd think he was wanting seconds. Since the 'bites (far too strong a word)' tend to happen on the top part of his neck due to the rat fighting after a less then steller strike, I worry he might accually try to bite me at this time. I have my ideas where this behavior came from (and most are uncomplmentry things about his previous owner that only had him on medium mice), but they are irrelevent. I typically give him the once over the next morning and if I can see a spot that looks like a bite I neosporen him. Do you think that is suficiant? he is on a paper towel sustrate, we does have a fairly large water bowl but never really saoks, he just likes to lay over it when he approaches a shed though.