I bought a baby ball python a week ago. She's about two months old now and still extremely defensive. I've tried watching videos and reading articles on handling aggressive hatchlings. Everything I've seen, people keep saying that handle them even if they're aggressive, so that way they know that they aren't going to be harmed. People say they will stop striking after a few times. She does not, and I've tried the exercises with her. She will strike continuously and even bite down if she can. She doesn't seem to tire of it. I offered a mouse the day she should have fed, thinking maybe food was they key to her heart. She had absolutely no interest in the mouse whatsoever, just the strong desire to kill me. She will strike even if someone walks by her enclosure.

She's housed in a 40 gallon breeder tank, coconut fiber substrate, two hides, two climbing logs, heat lamp on one side with heat pad on the other as well as a decent sized lagoon water dish. Cool side temperature between 78-82 while the warm side is between 86-95. I've had another ball python for 3 years so far, kept under the same conditions

This is not a habit I want to promote. My first ball acted polar opposite of this one. She never had a mean strike and she was always calm and curious from the day I got her. She was also a couple of months old when I got her. Does anyone have any advice?