Aggresive BP ....WOW

And that behavior is exactly why I feed all of mine in their enclosures and not in separate feed tubs. Moving them when they are in feed mode is not something I'd want to do.

I was nailed by an adult female when I was on the hunt for a "smell" (a rat that one of mine killed but didn't eat) one day. I started going through the rack in the same order that I feed. She's so conditioned to that routine, she just "knew" that it was dinner time again. Stupid me didn't realize exactly what I was doing.

I'd move yours up to either 2 large adult mice each feeding or a small rat at that size.

For what it's worth, I've never fed in a separate feeding tub, and I've never been mistaken for food during routine cage maintenance and going in for handles on non-feeding days.

thanks alot everyone .... it was a scare for me I will def be moving up the feeding

I usually defrost my rats by the racks so the snakes have a strong feeding response when the rats are ready

It really depends on what the ball python will eat...

First you are probably going to have to scent the rats that you are going to try to feed, by putting them with mice for about five minutes before you feed them off.

Second, it will depend on what sixe the snake wants to eat...because I have an 09 spider that only is around 2 feet and he will take down medium rats...

Finally, she may have smelled the mice outside of her cage but I do not see that being the sign of agression....My guess is ultimately just hunger...

Hopefully my advice will help