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tigerlilie2
at Thu May 26 13:19:59 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tigerlilie2 ]
I've got a nippy little female ball, who usually strikes pretty quickly when the smell of mouse is in the air. She follows anything that moves when she's in feeding mode. Just an agressive feeder is all she is. Your snake was most likely hungry and also smelled the rat so it was in feeding mode too. This is a good thing believe me, because ball pythons are sometimes very very hard to feed occasionally. And you don't seem to have this problem right now.
As far as the snake striking the light, most likely the light was warm and they sensed that because of the heat pits on there jawline.
Best of Luck! Oh, and use a snake hook and tongs when feeding. 
Andrea
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RE: missed attack - long post (sorry) - tigerlilie2, Thu May 26 13:19:59 2005