Wiggles, the Children's Python

[Bogertophis]

... My question is: Is this a healthy interaction?........the subject of the conversation doesn't seem healthy. I mean, he spent the whole time trying to figure out if he could eat me. What do you think?

Some snakes are charter members of Densa, but most finally get it thru their heads that we're not edible- some king snakes are like that too- hard to convince, especially if they've not been well "socialized". But you haven't had him that long to change him- and it's not as if the seller didn't warn you about this, though I don't recall if that was before or after you paid for him? Hopefully it was before. When the seller says a snake "may mistake fingers for food", believe them!

From what I've read, Children's pythons are more likely to be "nippy" than the very similar Spotted Pythons, like the one I have- I've never had a problem with my Aussie. And for what it's worth, I've never had such a problem with a rat snake, & I've known MANY- no matter how big their appetite & no matter how feisty their personality, they appear to know better- on the whole, rat snakes seem to be smarter snakes-IMO. I think your snake's former owner just didn't spend much time with this snake, so he's late to learn his limits.

Now supposing there might be a medical reason for this endless hunger- has he had a stool check for worms? A snake with worms might show excessive hunger- & it won't be their fault. Just a thought.

Apart from that- snakes are wild & instinctive creatures- they each do have their own personality, & some just make better (or "easier") pets than others. Be glad- very glad- he's tiny!

Anyway, didn't you just say how well his target training is going? Sorta hard to tell if your question is real or in jest.

And you gotta hand it to him- he's not "a quitter"!