Quote Originally Posted by Gage View Post
and wait, why the attack, hes eating isnt he? so may i ask what the big deal is, if i ever noticed any form of stress i woulda put him back for a couple weeks with no handling at all, but not once did he ever appears stressed, and not once did he ever curl himself in a ball, so i dont see the need for an attack towards me, especially without asking if i noticed any signs of stress or anything before all and out telling me that i was stupid to touch the little guy, considering he did eat, and hasnt been stressed at all, in the whole time ive had him, the day i put him in the tank the first thing he did was curiously check out everyhting in his new house, he didnt go and curl in a ball like it appears everyone on here is saying he would, which is the only reason i was handling him, he isnt stressed, he is always on the go, especially at night time, he enjoys curling around the stick in there and hanging around.

sorry for not following the exact advise given, im normally one to follow any advise given, but if i truely thought, or even so much as had a suspicion that it might harm him, i wouldnt have touched him, but really, hes fine, he ate, so whats the big deal?
What attack? I was simply expressing a concern.

A lot of new owners can not accurately snakes, and heck even long time snake owners can mistake signs of stress. These animals are designed to hide all signs of weakness, so it's easy to miss. Sometimes it can take months and months to figure out what is normal for an individual snake.

My concern was for how newbies might use that info, and end up with a very stressed snake. The biggest thing that I have learned is that there is no one right way to do things, and just because something works for you doesn't mean it's a blanket fix all (and vice versa). The majority of advice is given because it works for most everyone, and it's a tried and true method proven to work.