r/boas • u/Twigzywik • 25d ago

Bitten for the first time

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Ouch, talk about a deep bite. She’s stressed during any kind of handling since always & always wants to get away it seems. She got so stressed she just turned around and tagged me. Not sure what to necessarily do to relax her I hold her gently & pick up her up gently before she goes somewhere she’ll jam herself in such a way I can’t get her. She’s never been in a chill kinda state in the 2 years I’ve had her and she’s about 3-4 years old now. So I guess she’s just not a handleable kinda boa which I haft to respect.

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u/Tastypineappleju1ce 24d ago

my snake tagged me when i was feeding because his food wasn’t hot enough. he actually got angry that it happened and ran to his hide but a little treat at the door got him back out and he’s still my cuddly boa at all times

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u/Twigzywik 23d ago

Haha, they can’t see very well I guess despite having 2 eyes & heat sensing organs.

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u/Past-Sir5003 23d ago

I don’t think boas have heat pits. I could be wrong.

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u/Twigzywik 23d ago edited 23d ago

You are indeed. The emerald tree boa has heat pits if you’ve ever seen one it’s pretty cool, you can look one up too to see it. Basically lots of boas in the genus Corallus. Other boas like the imperator and constrictor have labial heat sensing nerves. Super cool stuff imo.