Okay guys....

I have a 2 month old female BP as some of you already know. This is my first pet snake of any kind. I think she is gorgeous and all, but frankly, I'm a little scared of her. Only because she is so jumpy! She gets so scared at the slightest touch that I get scared! I've had her for maybe 2 weeks now.

I know it sounds silly.. but I'm afraid of getting bit by her. Is that eventually going to happen no matter what? I was trying to avoid it by picking her up with a small snake hook from her enclosure and putting her on the palm of my hand, then letting her sniff around whenever she wanted. And also by moving my body parts, very very slowly. Today I held her for about 30 minutes. She sat still with her head reared back for maybe 3 minutes. Then started looking around. She eventually wrapped herself around my arm and then tried to move to lower ground, so I put my other arm out in front of her so she could move there instead. During the handling, if I moved too quickly for her, she would strike at me. Or at the towel that I moved. Her distance was quite short, so she totally missed me. But it was obvious that she was still scared. She tried to strike twice.

My Q is.. do snakes get used to sudden movements made by humans? And am I going to get bit by my snake eventually no matter what? Should I not be using the hook to pick her up? It's just that she's so jumpy when I touch her with anything that I'm afraid she'll strike at me for doing so.

Any personal stories on taming your snake would also be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!