Hey all, need some help with my Ball Python named Bitey. Bought her at a local pet store, dont know the full details on how they got her, but she was someone else's ball python before and was between 1 and 2 years old. They told us that they had tried to feed her frozen mice but she would not take them, and finally had to resort to live. The first couple times i had let her out she was very skiddish, and unlike any other ball python i had encountered. Movement would sometimes cause her to strike out at whatever was moving. I started out feeding her in a seperate cage so she wouldnt get used to me opening the cage and associating that with feeding time. At first this wasnt difficult as when i first would open the cage she was usually balled up, easy to pick her up. After a few feedings, when i was transfering her to the other cage, she unballed and bit me on the thumb. It startled me and my reaction was to toss her to the floor. This was the day she got her name. I got her in the cage and fed her, and put her back in her cage. She started to get more difficult to get into the secondary cage, and it has gotten to the point where it is impossible. When i open the cage now she immediatley coils and starts striking at the air out of her house (half hollow log). I was at first feeding her once every two weeks, I read somewhere that was a good amount and would keep her from getting extremely large. I decided with her temperment possibly she was just really hungry and needed more food. I feed her an adult mouse once a week and her temperment hasnt changed. She is always striking and I cant get near her. Im sure this is partially my fault as when she first struck me it scarred me and i wanted less contact with her. I would like to reabilitate her and get her used to human contact, but am unsure of what else to do. My wife thinks she is blind and thats why she is striking all the time at random things, but I dont think so, the eyes look good to me. Any help on what I can do to turn this snake around would be greatly appreciated, I just dont know what to do anymore. I am currently just throwing a mouse in her cage once a week and replenishing her water. Thats about all she will let me do. Thanks again, sorry this thread is so long.