Severely nippy BP!

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Some snakes are pretty defensive inside their enclosures but will calm down once they're out. Hopefully your critter will grow out of this. I agree with tap training. That's just rubbing the animal with a snake hook before you reach into the enclosure to let them know it's not feeding time, and they're either about to be handled, or you're doing some cage maintenance. I do this with all of my snakes. I have a couple that I still have to remove from their enclosures anytime I'm changing water or spot cleaning because I know they'll tag me.

Thanks for explaining this. I have heard of tap training but no one ever said what is was. And I guess I didn't ask either. I just assumed it meant you tapped on the hide top before lifting it up so they knew it was me coming in to mess with them. Lol Hope I didn't just show how goofy I can be.