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RE: Aggressive Snakes
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by Cro on February 22, 2007
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Chris, another good thing to remember is to try to work in an uncluttered area with room to move around.
I have seen some folks snakerooms and some zoo back of exhibit rooms that were so cluttered with cages, garbidge cans, hoses, brooms, etc, that is was dangerous if you needed extra elbow room to work with an active snake.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by emtnurse on February 22, 2007
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I have a black pak cobra. I honestly believe this guy sleeps at night and dreams of tagging me. He is a nasty fella. I have the 52 inch gentle tongs for him. Regardless of his NASTY attitude, I have grown to love this snake. Bryan
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by shawnfraser on February 22, 2007
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I agree with GREGLONGHURST that 'aggressive' behavior in snakes is defensive behavior - some snakes just put up a more spirited defence. The most 'aggressive' wild snake that I have encountered was a wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans) that literally flipped itself over striking at me. As soon as I would back off it would head back under a rock. When I removed the rock it started again.
The most 'aggressive' captive snake I have worked with was a forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca). The snake was housed in a shift cage for about six years. We moved him to a larger single cage and so began to handle him more often. For about two months the cobra would hood, gape and rush me every time I would open the door. Then he settled down and was easy to transfer to a garbage bucket with a hook.
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by Atrox788 on February 23, 2007
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I also agree. The only time I ever see snakes "aggresive" is when feeding or in the case of some male cobras, mateing. Otherwise i would call it defensive.
Oddly enough I tend to disagree with Dendroaspis polylepis being either. Almost every captive specimen i have worked with was extreamly calm as long as you were. Even feeding always seems to be taken with leasure from that species.
The most odd case of defensive behavior I have seen was similar to Greg's. A buddy and I were flipping tin and plywood near the sandhills in NC. One perticular pile produced 3 black racers. Since we had caught apporx 15 black racers already that day and nothing else we didnt even give them a second thought and simply picked them up and moved them to the side. 2 of the three specimens sat there, reared up in defensive display for a good 10 mins. There was ample room for escape, infact we encouraged it but they just sat there hissing and rearing at us lol
The most agresive snake behavior I have ever seen actualy comes from my 7ft male Northern pinesnake. He has on many occasions hurled himself out of the cage, onto the ground and proceeded to persue me a few feet before relaizing I wasnt food LOL In every case i had left rats out to thaw while at work and the aroma was very strong in my room.
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