Quote Originally Posted by snakey68 View Post
thats a Californian King Snake I had one exactly like it although she was a sweetie and easy to handle.

When you say its aggressive are you talking about when its being handled or in its enclosure when you go near it?

Kings are not normally aggressive if you get them as babies and nurture them, handle them regular as they mature. They can be skittish on occasion and if they are allowed to grow without interaction they from my experience can be aggressive.

They are avid feeders and if you smell like food at all they will bite repeatedly ( I speak from experience there lol )

I like them though mine was a very big female over 5ft in length but as I said a sweetie as I had her from a hatchling.

Handling an aggressive snake requires a lot of patience if you aim to get them to calm down and I sugest you get suitable gloves it cannot penetrate.

Short handling sessions may calm it down on a regular basis but I have seen Kings that have been reared with no or little handling just basically go mental when you try and hold them.

What is the snakes history from a hatchling do you know it?
Yall are great with the quick replies I love it.

I dont know any of the history at all, I just got it from my friend who was trying to get rid of it because of how it is.

He told me he feeds it 10 mice at a time. Even if that's something he does its not something I'm going to do because it doesnt sound healthy at all.

A king snake this size, don't you think the most it needs in a week is 3 mice?

When you go close to the tank and you run ya hand over the top of it he flicks is tongue when he gets close to the top he strikes at you.

This goes for when you run your hand on the side of the tank also sometimes not all the time.