My girlfriend calls my JCP "sneaky" because as i open the cage her head comes out of the hide and right up to you hand,first time seeing it you think she wants to bite, but she's just nosey. Regular handling will deff calm her down, you don't handle carpets they handle you they are all over and love to see whats going on. you also have to realize the 40 gallon tank opens from the top just like predator would be coming down to them. get a snake hook and get her out of the cage and start handling her a little at a time 5-10 mins a few times a week then increase it as she becomes more calm.
hope it helps
tom
Yeah no, she definitely wants to bite XD She hisses and gets in the s-position and everything. I did realize the thing about coming in from the top as soon as I started doing it. I plan on getting her a PVC cage that opens from the front, as well as a hook.

My oldest and biggest carpet, Hazard, was a demon when I got her(baby). She came out of the sack striking at any and everything, even herself. I would hold her til she calmed down and if I got bit then I just got bit. I don't do the short handling cause to me if the snake take 20min to calm down and I only hold it for 10min then nothing was accomplished. I took her out everyday without a hook and held her til she would stop striking at everything.

Now she's just about 6ft and I can pick her up and ever put her around my neck with no worries. I also had another baby that I got a few months back that was the same way. Did the same thing with her and within a 2-3 weeks she stop striking. Hazard on the other hand, took close to 6 months. Out of my 12 carpets, only 2 has ever struck at me.
Unfortunately this gal is not a baby by any means XD She's a year and a half old and about four and a half feet long. Not that I can't take a bite or two, but it's definitely not the same as taking one from a hatchling XD

Thanks for the advice, though, guys! I'm about to go order my hook and get on that.