Hey BP.net, my brother has just brought home his first ball python. Its a male pinstripe, about a foot long. On the way home, and on the very first day he was very nervous as to be expected, but on day two of being in his enclosure, we noticed that he was pretty active in the open. Out of curiosity, my brother walked a little closer to the aquarium to find that the snake struck at him. Right into the glass & more than once. Thinking he must have been scared and hungry after being at the show, we fed him and he ate a rat pup then managed to rest for the next day. I came home today and noticed him out and about during the day again, but thought nothing of it. My brother came home and as he began to clean the outside of the glass with a paper towel, the snake struck two times again. Any suggestions...? Or a diagnosis? his tank specs are ideal.