1. Hook train
2. Condition to be fed certain times of day - I feed all my snakes at night with lights dimmed (not dark - I need to see what both I and they are doing).
3. Do not get in over your head! If the snake is question is over 8FT +/-, basically, bigger than a common boa in terms of larger constrictors (I consider BI's and BC's medium size), have more than one person standing by for feeding and handling.
4. Hook train
5. Condition to be fed certain times of day.
6. Use tongs
7. Do not get snakes that YOU can't handle, or get in over your head.
8. Read, observe, practice with smaller snakes before moving onto bigger ones, and learn snake behavior.
9. Hook train
10. Use your brain and always expect the worst, especially with large constrictors. Remember, these animals largely go by instinct.
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