Is my BP a jerk?

[NGin402]

I have a 7month Butter Ghost BP named Douglas. I have had him for about 3 months now. He is rather aggressive. The first two or three feedings were in his terrarium. I noticed he was overly aggressive anytime I was around, striking at me and hitting the glass. I decided to move him to a separate bin when feeding, but Douglas is still very aggressive. He is actually a a terrible striker, and has never gotten a meal on his first strike. I haven't been bitten yet, but I want him to be calm and not stressed out when handled or when I am around. A friend who is a breeder suggested tapping him on the nose with tongs to turn-off the feeding response, but I don't know if that is a solution or just a temporary fix. I try to handle him at least every 2 days, though it hasn't seemed to make him any more docile.

Does anyone have a suggestion, or do I just have a loveable jerk?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

In most cases the animal is either stress (husbandry issue) or not fed enough.

Can you tell us more about your setup, temps and feeding (frequency, prey size..)?

[Raven01]

Photo's of your set up might help. Along with snake weight and prey weight+feeding schedule.
Shooting in the dark here, moving the terrarium to a quiet area where people aren't often walking around or blacking out all but one side of enclosure might help the snake feel more secure.
Adding plants and double checking the temps at both hides.

Individual snakes can be more or less aggressive than others within a species but, often issues like this can be worked out.
Short daily handling sessions can help too. Even a snake that strikes often stops once picked up, provided you don't go waving your hands in its' face.

A BP.net member has a video that also may help you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7DQssbM0uk

[galequin]

Do its eyes appear normal? This is prob the most random explanation you may hear, but what if it has a problem seeing? Might that explain its inaccurate strikes and feeling threatened by you thus striking at glass??? if not stuck eye caps maybe something else is going on with eyesight??? this is NOT in any way a well established thought or a reasonable conclusion based off your information I'm just sharing my first impression bbutt I'm new to the BP world so take my opinion with a grain of salt... occam's razor this thing, simplest solutions first if all else fails consider more elaborate explanations.