So prolly I am just confused some here. I thought when fed F/T or fresh killed, the snake still goes through all the motions? Like doing the zombie dance, doesn't the snake strike at the food and kill it anyway? If this is true, how does live vs dead affect the aggressive nature? Also are you suggesting we can turn a naturally chicken curl up in a ball snake into basically a rattle snake just by feeding it live food? Mind you I am just trying to be sure I understand what you are saying.