So, I got a Ball Python a couple months ago. When I got her she was very sweet. The previous owner had her for several years, and she had never bit anyone. Recently though, she has been acting rather strange. Twice she has tried to bite me when I was cleaning her tank, and one time she was successful. When she did bite me, she held on and wouldn't let go. I'd think that if it was because she was aggravated or afraid it would have been a quick bite and release. At the moment she has been quickly moving towards my hand, and when I try to hold her with gloves on, she wraps around my hand very tightly and bolts around. She just shed a couple weeks ago, so I don't think it has anything to do with that. I also fed her a medium sized adult rat a couple days ago. I feed her one medium sized rat about her width every week, so I don't think she is hungry. Also, I don't have a thermometer in her tank, but the temperature of the room she is in is 88 degrees at the moment....


I have also been having problems with her during feeding. She was fine when I first got her, but one day I ended up getting the scent of rat on my hand when I was putting her in her feeding tank, and she bit me. Ever since then whenever I try to put her in or take her out of her feeding tank she tries to bite me. Because of this I always have to wear gloves when I feed her.

Any idea what could be wrong? I really like her a lot, and hate having to worry about her going omnomnom on my hand when I hold her.