I recently had the same situation with my baby female suboc. She has been the sweetest little snake from the day I bought her. I could even carry her around in my shirt pocket and show her to people at the pet store. Then, one day, I went to pick her up, and she was a totally different animal. It was like a baby TX Rat rather than Trans-Pecos. She would strike wildly, mouth wide open. I couldn't even get near the cage without her striking at the glass. It was weird. But, I gave her a week to get over whatever she was going through, and she seems to be back to her old self. Snakes have attitudes and personalities just as any other animal.

If you are really averse to being bitten, you can fashion a "snake hook" out of an old coat hanger and use that to pick her up. Just make sure the ends are covered with something so you don't cut your snake. After you pick her up with the hook, you should then be able to place your hand underneath her with no problem. Sometimes they just freak out at seeing a hand trying to grab them. If they don't see it coming directly down on them, it seems to take some of the stress off of them. Of course, there is nothing wrong with being bitten. It happens to all of us sooner or later. Take care...
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-JH

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• New aggressiveish behavior, what the...? - ElusiveKimmaby, Mon Oct 11 11:31:52 2004
• RE: New aggressiveish behavior, what the...? - Passport, Mon Oct 11 12:24:44 2004
• RE: New aggressiveish behavior, what the...? - crtoon83, Mon Oct 11 16:17:20 2004
• HOORAY! but what do you do if they bite and don't let go though? - ElusiveKimmaby, Thu Oct 14 00:37:28 2004
• RE: HOORAY! but what do you do if they bite and don't let go though? - spook, Thu Oct 14 13:32:58 2004
• RE: I was going to let this pass but... - hevychevy427, Mon Oct 11 14:37:20 2004
• RE: New aggressiveish behavior, what the...? - HerpHijinx, Mon Oct 11 15:28:16 2004
• RE: New aggressiveish behavior, what the...? - tds, Tue Oct 12 12:05:02 2004
• Try picking up a wild 5ft Tx Rat. Now thats is fun. - cowtownherper, Wed Oct 13 15:26:00 2004