Most people say this snake is very aggresive but i handle mine very easily and he never tried to bite me the only thing he did was throw musk only once.I think im going on one month with him.why is my snake not aggresive,just curious!
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diamondback water snake
Juan M
May 22, 2003 04:57 PM
Replies (6)
juan m
May 23, 2003 05:32 PM
i change my mind my snake bit me today.it was feeding him and then tried to grab em then he turned aound and bit me.so he is juust aggresive towards feeding.
mizar 21
May 23, 2003 06:55 PM
Maybe he was just confuse ? If your hand smell his food.
Mizar
Juan m
May 24, 2003 07:44 AM
May he was confused!but he looked like he just got mad that i was touching him while he was eating.First time i ever got bit and actually bleed.garters have bitten me but made no blood come out.
snakeguy88
May 24, 2003 11:46 AM
Water snakes are one of the worst. They have an agent in their saliva that causes the blood not to clot (an anticoagulant). A bite from a nice size one will have your whole hand covered in blood lol. The big ones are the worst too as they have trouble pulling their teeth loose once they bite you. Normally ends up ripping your skin a bit. Andy
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Andy Maddox
The Reptizone
Juan M
May 24, 2003 04:12 PM
Lucky me he just bit me and let go.I just bleed a little.
Juan M
michael56
May 24, 2003 04:58 PM
It sounds to me that your diamondback is not aggressive, it's just exhibiting normal feeding behavior. As a matter of fact (my opinion), he sounds totally the opposite! Water snakes are such good feeders and learn so quickly that any movement may be food that they snap at anything. This is more excitement than aggression. Once you have the snake in your hand (gently, despite it's apparent insanity) it will calm down 'cause - no food. Problem is, it's so natural to jerk your hand away if/when you think he'll bite that it just gets him going more (almost like a game).
One of my young pictiventris is like this. She bites the water stream as I fill her dish, the branch when I move it and goes nuts to get the fish in the other snakes' cages. But once I pick her up (really tough to do without getting bitten), she's OK. Just a normal, curious water snake.
Michael
