WC 4' atrox sporadically feeding on live adult mice (no other triggers work) I went to feed him Friday night alive animal, I left the adult mouse alone in the cage, the snake struck, the animal walked away, next morning, the mouse was still alive, 11am that morning I saw the mouse UPSIDE DOWN IN atrox mouth struggling to get free, bit with both fangs one in abdomen one in chest (now I thought he was a gonner)
that night the mouse was running around the cage.

bruised tail
hematoma ears
Non weight bearing on one foot
otherwise fine
I took him out of the cage and put him in a single cage by himself for 1 week where he became perfectly normal

then tried to feed him to a 2.5 foot speckled rattlesnake
after the strike, walked around for 4 minutes then VERY VERY sudden became neurological, jumping around loss of muscle control, finally flipped onto back started bicycle kicking GASPING for air until he died 20 seconds later.

possibilities?
2 consecutive dry bites from the atrox?
Highly neurological speckled?

How does a mouse survive 3 puncture wounds into the chest from a 4' atrox? even if it was a dry bite?

Anyone ever see this before?
Any ideas?
Just wanted to share my findings and get some feedback
Sincerely
PatrickR

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