bullsnakes_rule

Hello, all.

It finally happened. Draco bit me! He had "used the bathroom" in his tank. This meant that I had to take everything out of the tank to clean it. Well, Draco was in his hide cave and he was spooked anyway because of my actions in approaching the tank and taking off the lid in the first place (No matter how slow and gentle I am around Draco, EVERYTHING still scares him at this point!). So... when I placed my hand on his hide cave and put my fingers on the inside edge to lift it out of the tank, WHAM!, Draco made a quick strike, sunk his sharp teeth into the knuckle of my right pointer finger, and immediately let go. It was enough to draw a little blood. I wasn't expecting him to give me a full strike so I was startled as a result! This was his way of letting me know that he was frightened and he did NOT want to be messed with! I DO realize that snakes of the genus Pituophis are well-known for their "attitude". However, being bitten is no fun at all! I guess this goes with the territory in owning a bullsnake. Oh, well... It seems like that I still have a lot of work to do with my snake in helping him to become a, hopefully, gentle adult. This means lots of handling sessions and, also, enduring more bites in the future! I am sure this WON'T be the last time that Draco bites me! Hehehe!!! Well, at least I now know that my bullsnake is NOT prone to bluffing (unlike most bullsnakes). With Draco... it IS the real deal, baby! It scares me to think what it would be like for me if he is still the same way when he reaches adult size. OMG!!! What a scary thought!

Take care,
Terry