Survival Instincts Remembered

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

that sounds pretty typical of a lot of the adults that I did not raise... namely the infernalis,and the new albino marci's. Take them outside and set them down and they are instantly on their guard!

[guidofatherof5]

that sounds pretty typical of a lot of the adults that I did not raise... namely the infernalis,and the new albino marci's. Take them outside and set them down and they are instantly on their guard!

I have some wild caught(rescued) snake who once outside don't show any for this defensive behavior. Many of them are only with me a few weeks before they get some outside time. Granted, they will try to get away but nothing on the aggression side. When I pick them back up they calm down. For my snakes on the Ranch I don't think typical would describe what I observed. I don't think Scar is anyway close to an average radix as far as life experience goes. He has come to trust me only after many long months of daily work but reverts back to the wild in the blink of an eye. When I first found him I thought he would never adapt to the captive life style.
Scar was found outside after escaping from inside the house earlier this year.http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gene...acle-find.html When Gabby found him he bit her. She brought him to me and he calmed down once I had a hold of him. He's a very special snake and I have a lot to learn from him.