Hi... I recently purchased a sunglow amery male, 09. This is the most agressive (defensive?) snake I have ever owned. He has been here 2.5 weeks now. He has shed and looks healthy, in fact he is a gorgeous snake! However, he cannot be handled - I cannot even pick him up to move him to a feeding chamber.

Any motion inside or outside his viv causes him to rattle his tail, and the minute I approach him with a hand, a F/T fuzzy held by forceps, or any other object that moves inside his viv, he strikes violently, often targeting the hand rather than the food object. He strikes so hard and so frequently that he tore the skin on the fuzzy I offered him yesterday, but he never took it, including over night after I left it in the viv. I really should youtube him... it is amazing to see this guy in action!

Any suggestions?
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