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i have had my new tiger retic for a few weeks now and i am starting to handle her since she has settled in. this is my first big snake she is 10 feet right now. i have had experience with snakes for the past 6 years raising a few boas and ball pythons and other various reptiles. normaly i would not have taken this snake because i live wth my parents( im only 16), but a friend of mine is moving into an apartment where the snake is not allowed nor does he have enough room, so he offered it to me. like i said befor i would not have taken it but the snake is dog tame and has been with my friend all its life and he does not want to give it to somone who will not take proper care of it.now my question , is it normal for you to hear and feel gastric bubbles while you are handling large snakes? i have never experienced this with my boas or ball pythons, and i have held a few very large burms and a gigantic retic at the sacremento reptile show and never felt this. i know this is probably a stupid question but id rather be safe than sorry.

Yes, it is common, no worries.