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I have a 7 month old corn which is a totally docile. Never has opened his mouth at me, ever. Well, the other day I got a snow corn hatchling and decided to feed him this morning. After he ate he coiled up in the striking position and started ratting his tail as if he were a rattlesnake. He struck at me 5-6 times before i got a grip on him and returned him to his cage. Will this behavior stop as he gets accustomed to me, or did I manage to find a pysco corn.
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>>I have a 7 month old corn which is a totally docile. Never has opened his mouth at me, ever. Well, the other day I got a snow corn hatchling and decided to feed him this morning. After he ate he coiled up in the striking position and started ratting his tail as if he were a rattlesnake. He struck at me 5-6 times before i got a grip on him and returned him to his cage. Will this behavior stop as he gets accustomed to me, or did I manage to find a pysco corn.
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That is common.
Don't worry about it and just handle the little guy on a regular basis and it will settle down.

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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Draybars Snakes

Post-Mouse Syndrome. I have a texas bairdi thats roughly the same age and she after she eats she will strike at anything moving... at times. So to sure this I feed her in her cage, just put down a paper towel in a large area, then feed her on that. She will even strike through the walls at my fingers! i think its hilarious...

But yeah... that would be your best bet i'd say. It's in feeding mode, wants to eat, so until it gets out of that mode it will want anything it sees! lol...

good luck.
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i recently got a zigzag striped baby corn and she is a defensive little thing. i came in one night to find her crusing the edge of the 5 gallon tank she is in. she fell off the edge and was going crazy. tail rattling, striking at the glass several times before retreating into a hide.
babies are just defensive till the get used to the idea of captive life and that the big hand means them no harm. i just reach in a pick her up when i handle her and she is pretty good.
they are really to small to cause any damage with biting.
yours should out grow this behavior as i'm sure mine will too.

Just keep on handling him. Most snakes will settle down. Although I've had one of my snakes for 3 months and he still hasn't settled down yet.