I caught my son a wild bull snake and I need some information.?
We have had the snake for 2 weeks and we kept it in a box. Now we have a cage and since we put it in the cage he or she hisses everytime we touch her but before my son could hold her and it would wrap around his wrist and was really calm and also its eyes have turned blue I need help.
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preacher55 :
Hissing is one of the bull snake's primary defenses, they try to appear as threatening as possible, even puffing themselves up a bit to seem even larger & more intimidating to scare off predators. It sounds like your snake is getting ready to shed it's skin ( the milky blue eyes are a sure sign). These, and all snakes, get very defensive during this process since their vision is reduced further by the clouded eyes and they can strike out when they feel a threat, real or imagined.
As to all the PETA wannabes, there's nothing wrong with taking a specimen from the wild as long as the snake isn't threatened or endangered and it's not against the law in your locale. Do your homework & make sure that you become familiar with all this snake's needs to properly maintain it in the safest & healthiest manner possible. If this seems like too large of a task, then release the snake back where it was found, but these snakes are a great creature to study & care for. Good luck.
