Cal king snake question...

[crested101]

I'm a new sanke owner and i would just like any advice on how to hold a Cal King snake? Any help would be great, thanks.

[portal_reptiles]

just like every other snake...just let him move hand to hand.....some snakes are head shy

[justanotherfroginthepond]

Just do your best not to drop him and you'll be fine!  Is he just a baby?  King babies tend to be pretty spastic in my experience (and you almost ALWAYS get pooped on!), but over time they can tame down as well as any other handleable snake! 

[crested101]

He's about 2ft right now so he's i dont think hes too young

[justanotherfroginthepond]

Not a baby.... but not an adult, either.  Doesn't matter, though--- just hand-walk him as much as possible (except right after eating, of course), and he'll chill out a bit eventually.  Most kings at that size that haven't been handled much tend to be super head-shy.... try not to let his spastic jeking around get to you, and he'll calm down eventually.  If he isn't super freaky to start with, then you got a good one!  Just take your time and handle him regularly!