Well, the snake that Scorch struck at was a tangerine milk snake when she was looking through the glass. Fooky is still a juvie so is only about 3 1/2 feet and about half as fat as she will get. I think that Scorch liked the bright color. She sometimes will strike at the fish at the pet store too. Stinker that she is. The snake has struck at just about everyone because she is flighty still, but hasn't bitten, she is just a poser. The hubby thinks that she has a bad attitude, but it is usually just a shed or the kids approaching her wrong and scaring her. I think maybe Scorch sees the tegu for what it is as she has never seemed to be bothered by other lizards. I have let them walk around on the floor together, but I never let her get close enough to strike, just to be on the safe side.