Yes, I can tell you exactly why they do this. It is there way of warning an animal(you) to leave them alone, and that they don't particularly want to be bothered, especially when using eradic quick movement. This is VERY typical of MANY different types of snakes, corns included, one of my corns does this all the time when the cage is opened,....it just simply means...I would rather not be bothered, nothing more. They are all individuals that react a little differently to any given stimuli, just like any other animal, even humans.



King's and some other's can also get so excited at feeding time, that their tales start "slapping" uncontrolably too, this is just the way things are. Many times as a snake ages and becomes used to it's environment, it will become more tollerable of outside cage activity, and vibrate their tale less often,...and some individuals will continue to do this regardless, it is just nature doing it's thing.





~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

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