I received a new ball python, and she is extremely cage aggressive. I finally now am able to pick her up, but she is still very defensive to were if I scratch my nose she strikes. Is there any way to tame her out of this defensiveness? She is 8 months old, I make slow hand motions and support her whole body. If I want to place my hand near her I have to hold her far away first place my hand there and bring her to it or else she will strike. She gets into a striking position for anything, I'm extremely jealous of how other peoples ball pythons are tamed down to the point where they can touch there heads and everything... Any tips on how to tame her to that point? I'm not scared to get bitten as I already have from her, I just want her super tamed and I was wondering if there were any techniques? She has never curled up in a ball, she just strikes. Any help will be greatly appreciated! I feed her every 5-7 days, give her a day or two to digest, only handle her 2-3 times a week. Also, now she only stays in one hide, before at night she will always come out but now she doesn't she just stays in there, her hot side temperature is around 90-95* and her cold side is around 85* Since she is a BEL I can't tell if she's shedding or not, shes eating fine, and drinking water.