Bite Club - First Bite from BCI Behira/Hook Training

[Aedryan Methyus]

Any secrets to hook training?

Or basically, you just take the snake out of the tank with a hook?

Not trying to be snarky, or oversimplify, but wondering if there is more to it?

Sorry this happened to you... I'm still on a winning streak, but I know that becoming a member of the snake bite club is imminent... lol With hook training you do not want to pick the snake up with the hook, because it can damage their ribs. All you need to do is rub the snake with the hook gently then simply keep the hook between the snake's head and your hand as you pick it up. That in itself will help prevent a bite if the snake does happen to strike. The idea behind hook training is to condition the snake to realize that when the hook comes in it's time to come out and not time to eat...