Snapping

You said, "she was roaming her tank looking for food". Then you reached in the tank. She mistook your hand for food. It happens. Someone replied that you will begin to recognize behavioral clues. I think thats part of the allure of ball pythons. Im not convinced that "cage aggression" is an appropriate term. They strike because they are hungry or because they are scared. They dont see a human any say,"I'm gonna bite the pee out of this One! They can become accustomed to eating at a certain time/schedule so it's up to us to recognize hunger/feeding behavior.:)

@Raf702: I've had my girl for a year now, so I know her signs. She'll be out and roaming around her cage for a few hours looking for food for a day or so. When I came home today only her head was sticking out of her hide, like she gave up hunting but was still looking for food. I know my girl pretty well know. That's why I was so shocked when she turned and snapped at me.

@Power: I didn't even think about the fact of losing power might of added on to her.

@Angl: Glad to know it wasn't a silly idea. I really had thought it was so silly to think she might of mistaken it.

@Medusa: Yeah. I normally feed her on thursday or saturday, so she knew it was feeding time.

And to both Raf and Madusa, I didn't want to jump directly and assume it's cage agression on anything because this was the first time in the year I have owned her that she's turned and snapped at me. I was sure it was just because she was hungry, but I didn't think it would hurt to get other's opinions.

If you still have an issue with the snapping, I use a hanger to get my small ball out of her cage. After a couple of times, she gets used to it and immedietly stops snapping and acting aggressive. It works for her and it works for me. :D