Ok this just happened to me for the first time and just happened about an hour ago. I got home from the pet store with 3 mice in a brown bag, put them on a table near the tanks for maybe 5 min. I open my bigger of the 3'S tank and lift up the half log (yes I know ALOT of people in here hate the half log , i kept it because my rack is on the way ) and right away I noticed a different behavior, she got into striking position so I then got my hook that I use to remove them from the plastic tub I feed them in so I dont have to handle them and they dont mistake my hand seconds. So i put the hook in and Bang one strike and she missed the hook and got herself , so i tried again another strike and then a third and well she won I put the mouse in the tank she ate right away. Now I have had this snake for 8 months now she is 3 1/2ft and she is always my easiest to handle just had her out 2 days ago I handle her about 3 or 4 times a week and never a strike. I havnt changed anything in the enclosure ....3 things I can think of are
A) I set the mice too close to her tank and she is hungry.
B) Its getting a little colder out but the tank temp is the same as usual
C)Maybe im not feeding her enough, I gave her one mouse, maybe its time to upgrade to a small rat.
I APOLOGIZE FOR SUCH A LONG POST BUT I AM WORRIED I DONT WANT AN AGGRESIVE SNAKE AND I AM WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO GET HER TAME AGAIN. I ALREADY HAVE ONE SNIPPY FEMALE IN MY LIFE I DONT NEED ANOTHER LOL