How do I keep from jumping when I feed my snakes?

[Reinz]

I always jump inside when Punch, my 8 foot Boa strikes.

I never see the actual strike. The stack of cages shake, there’s a loud noise, all I see is him coiling around the rat. He is my most aggressive feeding snake. He will strike if the prey is 90 degrees from him. He will even strike like a gator if the prey is directly behind him.

I am always on extra alert when feeding him.



Punch, Wild Type BI