Defensive NOT aggressive! 🐍 Due to the fact that snakes are significantly smaller than humans, they often feel threatened by us. This causes them to sometimes react in a defensive manner when they don’t have an easy escape route. This snake in particular was in a facility which was not safe for it to stay in. It was a high traffic area with people coming and going constantly. It was important that this snake was relocated to appropriate bushland within its home range so that it could continue t