I've had the snake for about a month. He's been like this since I've had him. I'm wondering if he's trying to get away from me and hide? I'd read that ball pythons will simply curl into a defensive ball if uncomfortable, but it seems like this snake refuses to be handled. I was really hoping that would change eventually and he would calm down and I could let him hang out on my shoulders while going about, but I'm starting to feel like this will never happen... :/