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I've had my hondo since december and have finally gotten around to handling him more often (don't take that as sign of neglect; I feed him twice weekly, and clean the cage each weekend.) Anyhow, he's got this bizarre habit of poking around my hands for a bit and then biting me as if I were food (i.e. slowly and deliberately.)

I've kept other snakes in the past, but this is my first hondo. So my question would be, "is this typical behaviour for them...will he grow out of it (it's kinda funny at 2', but at 5'...not so much.)"

Thanks and happy 4th to those in the USA.

Hello,

It is fairly normal for babies to bite, but they usually grow out of it by the time they are yearlings. We have never had an adult Honduran bite us.

Happy 4th,

Joe Exposito
Thoroughbred Exotics, LLC

Snakes are like people some bite and some don't. I have a few Hondos that will nail you if you are not careful but that is usually a feeding response and I must admit I do smell like a rat most days....................Scott Sweeney
Sweeney's Serpents

I've got five yearling hondos. Some were biters (defensive response) and some were not. All but two seemed to outgrow it by 22" length. The two that still bite are starting to calm down, though.

Thanks to everyone for the informative responses! So glad to join this community here at Kingsnake.com!