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Case of the Biting Boa

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Posted by: SJL at Fri Feb 9 12:58:09 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by SJL ]  
   

I have a 9 month old female Columbian BCI I got a month ago for a pet. Her temperament is very defensive. She hissed when I held her one time, once she struck at the cage door and hissed when I was doing something near her cage, and today she bit me in the face when I took her out. I've been handling her gently for a little while each day (except after feeding) and she settles down nicely. I've kept snakes for several years and have 7 boas and pythons and have never experienced this before. I've been struck before during feeding due to my own carelessness, but not because the snake was defensive. I thought boas were supposed to be placid so I'm wondering what's going on. Do you think she'll calm down with regular gentle handling or is this kind of weird behavior for a boa? Thanks.
Sharon

   

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