i bought a ball python about 2 weeks ago, hes around 2 feet long so hes still young. i have a fake plant in his habitat that he likes to tangle himself up with, i wanted to get some hadling time in so i picked up the plant and out came the snake with it, i set him on my hand and kind of just massaged him until he unraveled but as soon as i separated him and the plant and tried to play with him he got defensive and started hissing and struck at me. i kept my cool and continued to hold him making sure i had his head under control but he started withdrawing like crawling backwards so the only thing i could really do is hold him tightly right behind his head he kept hissing and trying to squeeze my other hand so i dropped him back in his cage to let him calm down.
did i piss him off because i woke him up?