Switch in Attitude

My ball Python who is around 2 years old has always been passive and very good with handling. Until recently he has been striking aggressively when I go to move him to his feeding tank. He has also randomly struck at my dad when he went to take him out of his tank to clean it. What could be the cause of this change in behaviour? Thanks a bunch

Can you describe your setup and the temps in the enclosure? Also, what kind of prey are you feeding and what size is the prey item? I would not be moving the snake to a seperate enclosure to feed it, this can just cause stress. There could be so many reasons why your snake has suddenly become aggressive. Just try to answer all of the questions to the best of your ability and maybe we can help you.

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Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr

Can you describe your setup and the temps in the enclosure? Also, what kind of prey are you feeding and what size is the prey item? I would not be moving the snake to a seperate enclosure to feed it, this can just cause stress. There could be so many reasons why your snake has suddenly become aggressive. Just try to answer all of the questions to the best of your ability and maybe we can help you.

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Feeding in the enclosure won't cause problems. And I agree there are a lot of things that could cause the attitude change. Without answers to these questions all we could do is guess.