She looks great! Congrats on the new jag. When I first got my Macklott's python, she would do the same thing as your carpet. I would take her out with a hook, then take her off the hook with my free hand to hold her, but she would eventually bite a finger and constrict my hand. I just kept at it and she eventually learned, and never bit me, or even struck at me, again. With regular handling I would imagine that your carpet will learn pretty quickly, too. She had the best feeding response of any snake I've owned. She would regularly catch and constrict the medium f/t rats in mid air as I tossed them into her enclosure, and being so active and alert, I was surprised that she became so tame so quickly. It's a good thing, too, because at 8' it would have gotten annoying really quickly. Good luck.
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