hello
i bought my ball 2 weeks ago and ahve started handling him along with my 7 yr old son and 3 yr old daughter. in the week we have been holding him he has showed no aggressivness at all. today i went out and bought him a new 20 gallon long tank. while in the pet store i held some mice (trying to get over my fear of them) so i kno why this happened nyway i came home took him out of his old tank and he started curling around my hand i could feel him tightening really tight then wam he struck my hand. then again i tried pulling him away then he bit down an didnt wanna let go so im sorry to say as a newb i dropped him im 6'2 so he prolly dropped bought 5 foot. he was moving fine on the floor i washed my hand spicked him up an placed him in his tank i figured hed ben through enough. while in his cage instead of retreating to his hide as always he stretched out and was turning his head sideways and rubing his nose on the repti carpet (never seen him do this before).after bout 15 mins he went in his hide an curled up (yes he is still alive). how can i tell if hes ok nearest 24 hr vet is an hr and a half from me. plus i cant really afford it seeing as ive invested nearly 500 bucks into buying him an setting up his tank in the last 2 weeks. he is a male ball python an measures roughly 21 inches about 8 mths old i was told bought from a local breeder.