Quote Originally Posted by foggs5 View Post
Last night when I took him out he was acting defensive until I got him out and then he relaxed. But today he is VERY aggressive. He was hissing and striking at the tank. I picked him up carefully and he coiled around my wrist as hard as he could and tried to bite me a few times. Its now been 3 days since feeding. I am really shocked to see such a change in him from the very gentle snake he was at first. How do you hook train them?
If he is hissing, is that more of a defense thing than a feeding response?

Thanks in advance for the help.
With my boas the hissing has always been a defensive reaction, so it sounds like it's that over a feeding response. Also when my boas grip really hard is when they are feeling a little insecure: some of mine that I've had for awhile never really wrap around things anymore when handling (they'll just kinda be there and let me support them). I would drop the temps, leave him alone for ~5 days with his tank covered, then try again and see how he responds. When did you bring him home/how many days ago?