At first my thought was lack of contact during that month while in a smaller tank, but seemingly this person has made additional attempts at behavior modifiction with this king but to no avail. My thinking is three-fold at this point. 1) daily on-going attention and a vliant effort at holding the snake -- and i don't mean allowing the snake to continue its stance and gingerly trying to pick it up. It senses apprehension. My intervention would be to approach the snake with an open palm and quickly try to cover the snake with both hands and then gently pick it up. It's one of those "dog whisperer" techniques. 2) some king "person"alities are just tough, and a desert king (L. g. splendida) is no exception. I have a pair myself, and I wouldnt recommend them necessarily as a classroom pet for kids. My initial thought would be the ol' corn snake as a beginner pet/classroom mascot for kids. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for this as I usd to help lead the zoology club way back in high school. But the element of experience sounds like it's beginner at best, so maybe re-thinking the captive subject might be the best option at this point if the behavior mod can not be successfully done.



Best wishes...
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Jerry Kruse

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