Constrictor Radix

[guidofatherof5]

This morning I was feeding a group of radixes when I saw my lone male in the group come out. His name is Opie and has some beautiful red coloring. I picked him up to check him over. He pulled the typical male response. He tried to get away and get back int he enclosure. I decided to keep holding him until he got tired as I don't get much time with him. After about a minute he stopped trying to get away and threw a coil around two of my fingers. Then to my surprise he started squeezing those fingers. He wasn't caught by me but had caught me. I then felt rapid contraction on my fingers. Opie had stretched up my arm and was forcing his head against my arm to apply more pressure.
Looking in his eyes I saw a "take that and that" look. He wasn't a happy man.
I decided to play along so I dropped to the floor and faked unconsciousness. He slowly released his grip and came around to my head and tried to swollow it.
Ok, ok I made up that last part.
He was though very determined to show me he was in charge. I put my hand up in the enclosure and he released me.
I've never had a garter snake do that before.
I was very impressed.
Go get'em Opie.
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[Hankj]

I laughed out loud haha

[gregmonsta]

I remember one of my first ribbons, Steve (full name Steve Harris :P), used to do this whenever I gave him to someone to handle :D

[mustang]

im no thamnophis im boa!
funny snake

[guidofatherof5]

I hope he was constricting and not doing the "pelvic thrust":D
I had just finished holding a female from another enclosure. Maybe he was confused.:D

[mustang]

kinda like the commercial with the dude at the bar and he looks at this girl (from behind) and ask her out and its actually another dude hahaha!

[Mommy2many]

Had me going there for a minute Steve, cause I could actually picture you dropping to the floor and faking unconsciousness:cool:

[kibakiba]

Mama and Snakey like to do that to me, too. Mama's a lot stronger and she seems to love constricting my fingers and wrist.
Also... I'm sure he was doing a pelvic thrust... You're snakes love you that much... :D
Haha, poor Steve.

[mustang]

Had me going there for a minute Steve, cause I could actually picture you dropping to the floor and faking unconsciousness:cool:
i imagined the hognose reaction...just drop *thump* and some good ol twitchng:p

[EasternGirl]

Yeah..you had me going there too! I got to the part where you said the snake tried to swallow your head...and I said "nuh uh!"...out loud....then I read the next part! Lol....

Selena still freaks out when I hold her...trying to get out of my hands the whole time...I usually sit there and switch her back and forth from hand to hand for a couple of minutes...making her spend some time getting used to my sent before I put her back in her enclosure. After a while, she will start doing this funny thing where she wraps around and squeezes my fingers and then inches along my hand like an inchworm..it's very funny to see, and really weird to feel!

[andycul]

I remember one of my first ribbons, Steve (full name Steve Harris :P), used to do this whenever I gave him to someone to handle :D


I can remember Steve doing that every time you gave him to me to handle, guess he was just letting me know who was the boss :D

[gregmonsta]

He used to always catch Paul out with that too ;) couldn't believe how much squeeze the little booger had in him.

[andycul]

Yeah you could tell no probs when he was putting the squeeze on you :D

[HazAnga]

lol Steve, always an imaginative mind. My Checkerd's always try to 'constrict' my finger(s) or hand.