Blood thirsty.

[Pickle]

My four year old girl has always been my sweet heart, she had never tried to bite me EVER. The nicest snake you'll ever meet is what i would tell everyone. Until Monday, she wouldn't eat for about a month. I kept trying trying she would not give. It is getting to be winter up here in upstate new york. She is in a 40 gallon breeder temps at 90 hot, 80ish cool, shes around 4 feet long. As I am thawing out a rat for her, I opened her tank and she climbed out, as I went to grab her she struck at my hand. She grabbed the rat and I obviously knew why she struck at me. But today, only four days later i go past her tank and she is frantic as i pass by. I knelt down and shes following my hand, she then proceeded to strike at me three times! I did not smell like a rat! I even washed my hands just in case there was some left over smell in the room, I just now gave her another rat to eat. But I am horrified that now she is going to associate my hand with food and be constantly aggressive...
Someone help!!

[Raven01]

She won't think your hand is food too often. It was a mistake on her part.
Snake are not exactly rocket scientists it would take something like the only time the enclosure is opened being for feeding or cleaning for it to start thinking food every time you reach in there in most cases.

[Pickle]

Yeah, I just fed her again and she is still following me around. Its like the second i come near the tank or her she is ready to strike. I just don't know if it just going to take time.. or shes still hungry. I'm not entirely sure what to do. The next time I take her out should I just let her come to me? God, this sucks.

[Holtgards]

she is probably just in fall feeding mode preparing for her winter fast/breeding season.