One of ours will not eat while being observed in any obvious manner. The BCI we are fostering also will strike and coil his prey but then spends about 10 minutes observing the area before settling in to eat.

I'm not sure but is it perhaps because it must be a very vulnerable time for a snake while it consumes it's prey. After all with a big mouthful of prey it's really not fully able to defend itself or move away quickly from a perceived threat is it? Just a guess on my part really, just kind of makes sense to me. If I'm way off here though, please someone chime in.


~~Jo~~