I'm really worried about my ball python Tiberius. It's not that he's refusing feeding, I know that that's not something to worry about too much, but the problem is that he always misses!

I'm feeding him a f/t small mouse, and when I offer it to him with the tongs, he'll notice it, coil up, but when he strikes he misses! He just lunges right past it and knocks it off the tongs; then I have to pick it up and offer it to him again. Usually, he gets it by the second or third time, but tonight, he missed 5 times! Finally he wouldn't even strike at it anymore and I had to put it back and put him back in his tank

I know he's hungry cause he's still crawling around looking for food, but I don't know what to do. I'm worried that I'm giving him a complex and he's just gonna start striking at everything now. He's still really coiled up and frustrated and I'm sure that's not good for him....

What's wrong with my Tiberius? Is there anything I could be doing to fix this?

P.S. since I know someone will probably ask this: I've checked myself to make sure that it's not me that's moving slightly when he lunges, and I'm not, I'm sure of it.