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gonesnakee · 09-07-07, 02:22 PM

All baby colubrids do it (or can) as do many older ones as well. Its strickly defensive as mentioned. "Watch out I'm a big tough snake, don't mess with me!" Its usually all show, but some will strike as well, usually closed mouth strikes though. If you let them get away with it & don't handle them it encourages them to do it more often as they do not like being handled, so if tail shaking etc. prevents handling they will continue their "act". I try to make a point of handling a snake when it acts that way to prevent it from doing so more in the future. Mark

09-07-07, 02:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
gonesnakee Member Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta Age: 41 Posts: 3,320 Country:	Re: Corn shaking his tail All baby colubrids do it (or can) as do many older ones as well. Its strickly defensive as mentioned. "Watch out I'm a big tough snake, don't mess with me!" Its usually all show, but some will strike as well, usually closed mouth strikes though. If you let them get away with it & don't handle them it encourages them to do it more often as they do not like being handled, so if tail shaking etc. prevents handling they will continue their "act". I try to make a point of handling a snake when it acts that way to prevent it from doing so more in the future. Mark __________________ "So The Worm Has Shown His Fangs Eh? Smithers Make Me Slap Him! You Call That A Slap? Make Me Slap You! Now Both! Now Just You! Now Give Me A Taste! Heh Heh Now Both Again! Now All Three! eXXXcellent!!!" "It Ain't Even Breakfast Yet & Already That Boy Ain't Right" "I'll Tell You What!" "Just when I thought I'd heard the stupidest thing ever & then you just keep on talking."