Striking

Some snakes will always hiss. They are all different. Some come out to great you and some run for the hills. They are usually much more nervous as babies though.

I recently bought a baby ball. He was calm at the store, but after I got him home and soaked the stuck shed off him, he started striking at everything! I gave him a week to chill... in a 10 gal. tank there are two identical hides, a water bowl, and a fake plant, 80-84 to 92-93 with 56% humidity. Offered him a mouse a week later, he ended up eating two. I left him alone for another week, and the day before feeding, I decided to try to handle him for a few minutes.
I lightly tapped the hide a few times, and gently started to lift it off him, when he puffed up and pushed the hide off and started striking.
It was like that for the last month. I'd never seen him leave his hides. In fact, you really can't tell there's even a snake in there!
Well, after the last ordeal, I decided to try the crumpled up paper ball trick. I've left him alone for two weeks, other than quietly dropping in the mice, and the last few nights, he's fetl comfy enough to actually cruise around his tank. :)
I peeked in on him last night, and I know he knew I was there, but
he didn't strike or panic at all.

The point of my longer-than-intended story... the crumpled newspaper balls and a little privacy works wonders on a
hissy, striking baby. :gj:
(sorry if this is a hi-jack)

He's a snakie. He'll strike and hiss from time to time. It's what they do, ya know. What works for me is if you need to move him or clean the enclosure and he's coiled up and tense and you can tell he wants to strike, tap him on the head with your finger. He'll pull back very quickly and you'll be able to pick him up.