My newly caught 4.5 foot black racer is vicious. I tried two times since i caught him to pick him up, and after about 5 second of holding, he thrashes about violently and rattles his tail and strikes. If i continue to do this, im afraid he wont eat form the stress. So should i continue to try and tame him, or should i just try to get him started on thawed mice before handling him again?