They can be a little jumpy, but Betty is the first MEAN one I've had! Maybe you just don't have a "good corn vibe" about you, LOL.
And yeah, they aren't so good at the whole constricting & killing thing... that's why I only feed mine f/t, since the few times I've fed live they (the snakes) got bitten or swallowed it alive. Ewwww. Over on another corn forum where I used to post, the colubrid-only keepers get all huffy about feeding live. They will actually accuse people of animal abuse, not loving their snakes, etc, just for offering live prey. All I can ever say in response is "keep a collection of BALL PYTHONS for a year, and then get back to me."![]()