Snakes are a lot quieter than parrots...quite a change. I'm sorry you lost your pal of 27 years, & it's quite normal to panic when a new snake won't eat- they're quite different from most other pets, but in time you'll "get" where yours is coming from, I'm sure. And we can make some generalizations, but they all have their own personality too, along with prior experience that might impact their current attitudes, so staying low-key for a while & letting them settle in is important. Even captive-bred snakes are essentially wild creatures that rely on their instincts to survive...& to them, we appear to be giant predators, since the only thing that picks them up in the wild is a predator that's about to eat them. So when you do start handling, keep that in mind- they feel safer when hiding, not out in the open.
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