Strike bluff ?

[Variety]

Hey guys, as some of you already may know (from my other thread) Im in the process of trying to handle my 15mo female caramel coastal carpet python.
Whenever she sense me or whenever i make my presence known, she will wind right up in strike position and move towards me slowly as if to say "here i am big guy".
However, its much more of a show off then anything as she has never struck at all over the week or so i've had her. If i man up and go into her enclosure when shes curled up and hovering towards me, she usually stops and almost back tracks. When i fed her she licked the rat and kind of grabbed it and fell with it instead of striking, She is very aware of her surroundings and is'nt affraid to move towards the suspected threat while shes curled up.

Is this normal behavior or could she possibly be saving a strike ? I know its hard to judge by my description and it is obviously deffensive behavior but i would love to know if this is normal and i have nothing to worry about or is it rare for a python to curl if they do not intend to strike ?

Thanks in advance-

 

[Cuppz90]

Easiest way too find out put your hand in and grab her when she back tracks... Whats the worst she can do but bite you lol sounds rough but easier then stuffing around lol

 

[BIGBANG]

she could sit like that for a few minutes before she decides to strick or flee.

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you dont seem real keen on this idea of gettin biten mate, the more you hesitate the worse its gunna get, the fear in your head is growing and you almost sound scared of your snake......how big is it?

 

[raycam01_au]

hahaha when i got my little coastal of a dude i bought an enclosure off, he wouldnt stop striking, but after i fed him up and jusslet him go about his biting he was fine, now he is just a cruisey little fella, but man i love the bite hahahahahah
kinda gives u an adrenalin buzz
here he is now such a calm little fella
[video=youtube;LX9VWz4PBZw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX9VWz4PBZw[/video]

 

[Variety]

it would be close to a metre i think, maybe a bit shy of it.
great vid raycam, beautiful snake

 

[moosenoose]

Bah, my tigers do that to me all the time :lol: They're just playin'

 

[Variety]

Good to know
When she strikes food she kind of yawns onto it and just falls to the ground with it, Which made me suspect shes not a big striker but thought id ask on here to make sure.
Better safe then sorry haha