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Has anyone ever witnessed something like this?: When I fed my BRB a 2nd live rat (she has stopped accepting thawed once again!) she grabbed it by the tail with her jaws and pinned the rest of the rat's body to the ground. She then proceeded to suffocate the rat in timely fashion (I watched the whole episode to make sure she didn't get bitten). I cannot believe how strong she is! She killed this small rat easily even though she was only pressing on about 2 thirds of its body. Pretty impressive.

Chris

ive seen that if a snake doesnt get a good bite and a good wrap, they will squish a rat to the floor or against a wall
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-Stephen-

0.1 soon to be wifey (hopefully)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer-wifey's pooch)
1.0 norm corn (Jake aka grumpy old terdhead)
0.1 col redtail boa (Dixie-my baby girl)
0.1 ball python (Bella- wifey's baby girl)

hopeful for not to distant future:
--brazillian rainbow boas 1 female for sure
2 or 3? maybe a breeding pair?
-- bearded dragon for the wifey my list got to big...

more distant future hopefuls
1 or 2 of each maybe a breeding pair?
--anery boa (ooooh)
--jungle carpet python (love to have 1 or 2)
--dumeril boa (ahhhh)

slightly more wishful thinking
--hypo br rainbow boa (love em)
--anery br rainbow boa (oooh even better!!)
--motely boa (gorgeous!!)

I see similar responses out of most of my BRB's. Quite often the will pin the F/K rat to whatever is around without biting/striking at all.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

and are geared such tactics. Most times we feed F/T and miss the really kewl part about feeding them. I myself have smiled more then once from a rats eyes and other body parts swelling and or bugging out from a good old fashioned strangle hold

LOL!!

>>Has anyone ever witnessed something like this?: When I fed my BRB a 2nd live rat (she has stopped accepting thawed once again!) she grabbed it by the tail with her jaws and pinned the rest of the rat's body to the ground. She then proceeded to suffocate the rat in timely fashion (I watched the whole episode to make sure she didn't get bitten). I cannot believe how strong she is! She killed this small rat easily even though she was only pressing on about 2 thirds of its body. Pretty impressive.
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>>Chris
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