Kishnah did it that way too, but she's outgrown the habit. When the prey got bigger, Kishnah started constricting it and killing it first, and then eating. Perhaps your snake will do it that way too. My guess is S knows the prey won't hurt, but once it gets bigger will start to kill.


I also would shake the prey very lightly (like struggling) once Kishnah struck and grabbed. That would encourage her to coil to keep it from "escaping".....this was beneficial when she'd get lazy and not wrap around it sometimes.

R