S position?????

[ChrisBallPython]

is it a "s position"? i heard RTB will do it when they are ready to attack. do BP do it when it is ready to attack,too? Can i handle him? OK, let me explain wht happened. i place his tank above a cabinet and there are a few mice in the cabinet. Most of the time, i open the door and check out the mice for few minutes, my BP will come out for his hiding place like wht u see in the picture. can he smell the smells of mice? i'm using a glass tank, he shouldn't able to smell that. But, it's not a really big problem. Just want to figure out how "S position" is like? THXTHXTHX

[Wrasse]

That is an 'S' (or strike) position. Ordinarily it would not neccessarily mean your snake is about to attack you, they will often rest in that position too. However if you do have mice nearby, it will certainly be smelling them. Even in the same room it can smell them. So it may be possible that he will strike at you in a case of mistaken identity.

[toker]

When a snake is unsure they will go into the 'S', that way they can defend if need be. I usally just touch them on the side of the S and they smooth out. I would not worry unless it takes a nip at you.

[BWSmith]

The "S" shape gives them a strike position if the need arises. If they are stretched out, the can not really strike, just bite. "S"ed up, they have range, accuracy, and force behind it. It is fairly common amoung most snakes that are ambush predators. However, while that is the form and function, it is not indicative that they ARE going to strike.

[LdyDrgn]

It also gives them the advantage of turning and going another direction, too.