Wow, this is getting complicated. The set up sounds adequate, but there is some individual personality to snakes in my experience. I once had a wild caught Cal king that would very deliberately bite and chew when handled. It never did quit, and I just regard it as a quirk, having raised many dozens of tame and non biting Cal kings. Maybe this Eastern Indigo is a "quirk"...? I have only rarely been bit by an Indigo, and it was my own fault,as I failed to wash rodent/chick scent off my hands. Feeding response bites are common and you must avoid them, they are predictable. The defensive bites you describe are atypical, and hopefully it will outgrow them. Mine seem to go through a personality change at about 40", perhaps they no longer feel so threatened as likely prey to others animals? Good luck, I really think this is an exception, and not at all typical of D. couperi. Vic

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]