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king california albino snake biting

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Question
hello
well i have a king california albino snake and hes barly a year old
i went away for approx. 2 months and i got my cousin to feed my snake and play with him but i dont think she played with him because he has gotten so aggressive i can hardly even open his cage. when i even make the sound he comes up to the top and tries to bite and he even tries to attack the glass.
is there any way i can get him to become friendly again because i want to start holding him and walking around with him again!!
please help!!

Answer
One possible answer is that maybe your cousin wasn't feeding him enough. Snakes are much more likely to bite when they are hungry. Make sure that you get a good appropriately-sized meal in him and then wait 2-3 days for him to digest it. If he's still biting, then it's just going to be a matter of holding him more.

Most snakes grow out of the biting phase after a year or so, so it may just take some time too.