Some of them are. My little Runt used to be a little devil. He'd bite and strike at me sometimes. I think he's given up, though, since all it does is make me giggle. He's so tiny and his teeth are so small that they cant hurt me. Mama has been a little devil lately. She's possibly gravid, and she decided to take a vacation today and not eat her food... When I found her she wasn't very happy. She hissed from the time I picked her up all the way to her tank. She struck at me through the glass, too! She's normally she sweetest little snake you'd ever find. She likes neck rubs and she LOVES to sleep on my stomach when I'm laying on my bed, especially when the blanket is over me. Both her and Snakey seem to love having their chins rubbed They'll both sit there and enjoy it for a good 5 minutes before slithering around some more. I love garter snakes, they never cease to amuse me.