Newb!

I appreciate all the help guys. You helped me be more confident with her. I held her for a bit on saturday before her feeding. And held her for about 30 minutes today. Glad I was able to get over the fear of being bitten. She really is very tame. She's awesome.

Glad to hear!
Just so you're aware for the future.. it's not a good idea to hold them on feeding day, it could stress them out and cause them not to feed.

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Hey Mumm-Ra, I'm a bit of a newb myself, and I had the exact same thing happen to me, minus the dropping part. I fed my 1.5 month bp on Wednesday last week and it was a fare size rat he took. I should have left him alone an extra day but Friday night decided to take him out of his cage and he was not happy. He snapped at me when I picked him up, and then he snapped at me while I was holding him outside the tank. To start, baby bites dont hurt at all, but I understand how they can make you jumpy as after he bit me I was a little nervous to reach in on Sunday even though I knew it wouldn't hurt. I also know that snakes respond to confidence and fear when being handled, so to add a little more certainty in my mind and make me less jumpy I put on a pair of gloves. I know I don't really need them, but after the striking stance it helps make me a little more comfortable as unnecessary as it may be. Sure enough Sunday I reached in with a glove on no worries, and he was fine. I sat with him for a few minutes he was calm, I put him in his little side container so I could do a quick spot clean, put him back in the cage and he was fine with no hint of a strike.

I have had a bp in the past and he never struck at me so when this one did i was a little startled hoping I didn't get a pissy pet but after realizing it was my mistake in bugging him too soon after a big meal I know not to mess with him when he might be full. And a few days to relax after an incident like that can go a long way.