Ok I'll try to lend my two cents in here. I'll not comment on your feeding method cause I feel that has been covered over well.
When dealing with an "Aggressive" snake there are a few things to remember. aggression is a defense method. They act this way in order to scare you off and to keep themselves alive. A Ball python acting this way can in most cases be traced back to either housing or past human interaction experiences. First look long and hard at your housing. Remember that things like excessive light, vibrations, movement, no hide, temps off, ect. All these things can lead to an overly defensive animal. Handling while in some cases can help assure the animal your not a predator, it can also cause more stress.
These animals are at their most vulnerable when they are eating or not balled up. Stretching out out and rolling it on its back is a predatory move.
I have a few defensive animals that like to lash out my trick is a water bottle. Simply use the water bottle to touch the animals head, this normally invokes the "Hide" reaction and will cause them to briefly hide their heads. At which point I can just reach in and pick them up.
while we all like to avoid getting bit..Remember your working with snakes it comes with the job..Better to except it now and learn to work with the animals natural behavior to your advantage, than to cause further stress to both you and your pets trying to avoid a bite.
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