I have had my ball python since August and he has been an awesome pet. Normally he will crawl willingly up into my hand and has never offered to strike or bite me. The last time I took the top off of his cage to get him out and feed him he came out of his hide really fast and was coiled up in the "S" shape like he was ready to strike before I had even tried to touch him. I let him loosen up a little bit and start to uncoil before I tried to get him out to feed him and as soon as I did he struck my hand. Luckily I always wear a pair of thick gloves when I feed him just as a precaution so it didn't hurt and he didn't actually bite me. I feed him frozen thawed in a seperate container from his habitat, but this time he wouldn't let me pick him up at all. So I fed him the mouse with the feeding tongs I have inside of his habitat. It had been exactly a week since I'd fed him, and usually he won't eat until its been at least a week, but I thought maybe he was just hungry and striking because of that. So today *two days after the first incident* I get him out and put him in his feeding container and as I'm taking my hand away he bit me again. I'm really dumbfounded by the change in his behavior. He went from being a very calm snake who would willingly crawl into my hand to be held to striking at me every time I try to get him out. Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas/advice? Much appreciated!
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