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On the weekend I was taking pictures with a borrowed digital camera. Things were going fine, and then my 6 month old corn got ticked off, I guess it had had enough of the flash. It coiled up a little in the corner of the arm chair and when I moved (not even towards it) it bobbed its head at me. I waited patiently but it just backed up and coiled up more. When I stood and approached it lunged.
What would be the correct way to diffuse this situation? I was pretty sure if I approached it and tried to pick it up I would get bit. Although I didn’t think it would hurt I really didn’t want him to start biting (he’s never bitten yet).

Hutch.

Here is one of the pics that caused the commotion!!

Could be all the commotion with the flash that annoyed your snake. Probably the best thing to do is approach slowly, waiting for the snake to calm down a bit before picking him up. Move your hand towards the middle of the body or tail, keeping an eye on the head to ensure it doesn't lunge forward to bite. Or you can just wait awhile, keeping an eye on it so it doesn't slither off somewhere and vanish.

ya, I'm sure it the flash.
What if it does "lunge forward to bite"? What do you do?

In this case he was in a corner coiled up, so there was no approacing from the middle or tail...