Not only that, they are one of the most hesitant snakes to use their teeth for defense. Oooohhh... but they will hiss and stand up with neck spread pretending to be a cobra and everything, then even pretend to strike - but with the mouth closed. Mine did that for the first week we got him. Quite interesting to look at and can get really scary - funny now that we understand him better. He doesn't do it anymore. He's used to us picking him up now. My kids would pick him up even with he's fake striking and he ALWAYS settles down once he figures out we're not going to feed him to the bird.Originally Posted by joepythons
Yes.They are rear fanged though so unless you allow them to suck on your finger you will never get bit.
You find all these caresheets saying they would play dead when they get really stressed but mine never did that. There's even youtube videos about it. In any case, even if he would bite thinking you're food or something, it takes quite a long time for him to work his teeth into position to inject his venom. I always gas the rat before giving it to him (he gives up too soon if he can't catch the rat - he's not as good with it as my ball pythons!) and one time, it took him so long to work his fang in that the rat woke up, wiggled out of his mouth, and ran away! No kidding!
Anyway, somebody recommended FloridaHogs to me (bp.net member). She breeds them and sells them. She has tri-colored ones as well.
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