To reply to Richard...since Athena is a baby and I just got her...I have no idea if this is something that will be an ongoing issue. But she doesn't seem completely healthy either...so yes, she could be ill.

Chris...I have been trying to figure that out. I mean, she is in with Sadie now...has been for several months. But she and Sadie get along very well...love to cuddle and so forth. It's interesting, because when she sees my face up near the glass looking at her...she has that look on her face like "Hi...I know you"...and comes to see me and stuff. But when I put my hand in...she acts like it's an alien and attacks it. There is the whole mite thing that has been going on...and usually when I take her out...it's to soak her or put mite stuff on her...maybe she is just angry about that...and associating my hands and being removed from her enclosure with unpleasant experiences.

But I tell you this...I am starting to feel like I should have a reality show as some crazy hillbilly snake catcher. I have been bit so many times in the past 24 hours. Just now, I tried to take the new yearlings out to sex them and Snapper started biting me.