My opinion is that, only 5 minutes after being fed, he was still in feeding mode. You may have picked him up without incident but, after his little reptilian brain registered warmth and movement (your hand), he decided the second course of the meal was waiting. My own Dum stays alert for food for quite awhile, even after a decent size meal. The same goes for some of my other snakes, although I do have others that go into "snooze" mode after they eat one item.

My suggestion is that you feed him in his enclosure. I believe the rationale for feeding in a separate container is to minimize the chance of a bite. To me, that doesn't make sense. You still have to transfer the animal back to its enclosure (increasing the chance of being bitten) and it's also not good for the snake to be handled right after it has eaten. When I want to get my Dum out of his enclosure, I tap him on the head with a snake hook. He knows that means he's not getting fed, so he's never tried to bite me when I do that. IMHO, this method works very well, making my life easier and reducing stress on my animal.

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