Quote Originally Posted by casper View Post
A friend and his daughter visited last night and when they approached my snake cage my snake went nuts snapping at the glass. After they left he calmed down and I was able to pick him up and hold him without any problems.

I can go to the cage without my snake going crazy but my son or anyone else comes close my snake goes into strike mode and smacks the glass when people gets too close.

I find this a little bizarre.
Is this a ball python? These aren't display snakes.. Do you have the sides of the tank covered? Sounds like the snake is very stressed out. May need to move him to another room. Just because you handle him fine, doesn't mean he is fine.