It sounds like one of them is musking when you approach it; it has a very distinctive (BAD) odor that takes quite a while to dissipate. You can ease this a bit by providing plenty of security and disturbing this snake as little as possible. When you do have to clean the cage, take it outside, or, in an area where it doesn't fumugate the house.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL

>Hello, I have two juvenile agkistrodon contortrix. One smells very bad, the other doesn´t. is it common? why does it smell so bad? Regards.
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

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