Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
I assume your hand & her face were far enough away that he wasn't identifying either of you very well- most likely going for the "warm & wiggling" potential prey. Were you holding him when he tried for your hand? I assume not, or he'd have caught you, so I'm assuming he didn't have the advantage of your (or her) scent & touch, just played a couple bad hunches.
Correct on all counts. Wiggles was on his activity station both times. We were sitting next to it. I reached out to touch the station and he made a half-hearted strike. His strike at my daughter was so surprising because I had just been nose to nose with him. Then, he did a complete 180 and lunged at her. I'm surprised she was even on his radar.