Quote Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
First, if you have the snake in a tank then it needs to go into a tub that is 6-7" high. Tanks have high walls and in order to pick up the snake you have no choice but to come at it from overhead, which is very threatening to the snake.

Second, this video explains tap training and dealing with defensive snakes. While the snakes in the video are all much bigger than your ball python, the techniques for handling them are the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDjlg1njtfY
I'm not willing to transfer her to a tub. I'm still going to be coming in from a top down angle and I don't feel comfortable transferring her to a tub in the house I'm living in, if she escapes, she's most likely going to never be found and I'm not willing to risk it.
I appreciate the advice regardless and the video does help! So thank you for sharing it!