Again, with much respect, I disagree with the last set of posts suggesting that it’s ok to feed your baby corn out of your hand or while holding the snake. Not only is this a bad habit to get in to, but it also increases your chance of getting nipped - at no fault of the snakes. Hey - if this processes works for you - great, but I think if the original person who started this threat is new to snakes, and or his child will be involved in feeding the reptile, you should begin your reptile experience with good habits.

While a person can never guarantee their snake will never bite, there are steps one can implement to reduce your chances of getting nailed. As we all know, snakes have poor eyesight to begin with, so why scent your hand with a pinkie? Baby snakes will easily take food from forceps either in their enclosure or in a separate "feeding" tank. I've found there to be a fine balance between handling a baby snake and stressing in out - I try to limit handling to several times a week at first. The biggest issue I've encountered with baby serpents is how squirmy they are - not to mention they're also perfect escape artists (but what snake isn’t?). Perhaps a bit too squirmy for a child - or at least handled in a confined area or room, so if the serpent does free itself from a person's hand, hiding places would be limited. Personally, I would be a bit hesitant to get a baby corn for a child - to me it would make more sense to get a yearling.

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