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Jack Dempsey
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Is it normal for rtbs to lunge at your face,when u put their face near yours.Because mine tried.
 
Because you are a big heat signature. Your face is a big bright, uncovered object to them. Remember they see heat. Ever see the moive "Predator"? Thats kind of what you look like to them.
 
I think it shouldn't come as a surprise when any baby snake strikes if you put something close to its face. With boids, it should pretty much be expected if it's something warm like your hand or face. They're new, small, and very nervous about the world, and to them you're a big monster that might try to eat them. So be gentle with your snake and try not to put anything near its face. It startles them, and it even startles some of my full-grown snakes to have any object suddenly put in their faces.
 
It shouldnt be normal... I agree with the heat target concept but that doesnt mean it should lunge at you. You asked for 'normal', so no its not. Normal red tails wouldnt hurt a fly. But of course some snakes are defensive, or plain hungry. But theyd have to be REALLY hungry lol. Sure you didnt touch a mouse then touch for face or something?

I touched noses with the nature centers common snapper and all he did was give me a WTF look lol! And its fun to do it with hognoses lol whenever you push their snout they kinda wiggle it away its so cute xD
 
What would you do if some huge creature whose head was 10x the size of your own body picked you up and brought you in real close to its face?

And people wonder why animals act the way they do sometimes. In a similar situation, I'd probably crap myself and pitch a fit trying to escape, too.
 
Hey LC whats the deal with this........

"thanks guys i bought him for a little over a $100."

After YOU told us this......

"Well that some friend just so happend to take me to a reptile show,where i got a free juvnile rtb."

What the hell??
 
davo;1264434; said:
It's quite young, and it's probably not as happy to see you as you are to see it.
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walls;1264883; said:
Hey LC whats the deal with this........

"thanks guys i bought him for a little over a $100."
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I do not see where it says that?
 
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