I've heard that some snakes can be shy when eating and striking. My snake doesn't give her prey time to harm her. And I always check in on her! I know the reason she got hurt this time was most likely due to the way she gripped the prey, and I had no idea because of the way she was coiled around it. And why do I keep getting bashed for mentioning I feed in a separate container? It's just my own personally preference, and if it stressed my snake out then I would stop, but she doesn't care. She was feed in a different container before I got her, and so I kept up on what they did. I know a friend who had a ball python, they always fed in a different container, they went away, one of their friends fed their snake in the tank, and he ended up developing cage aggression. They never had any problems until after that. So sorry for developing my own views, and making my own decision about this due to what I've been told and heard about.