1. In general, some snakes will eat in shed and others won't. My one bp has eaten and a few colubrids which have eaten while in shed. And others I don't even offer because I know they won't eat. Cupcake eats and sheds seemingly at will, he's an interesting little guy.
2. The shed process takes roughly 7-21 days. Depends on snake and conditions. Sometimes your guy may take a week and sometimes he may take 2-3 weeks. If it starts coming off in pieces, give the tank a good spray down which should help get the rest off in 1-2 days.
3. They are more defensive hence more likely to strike while in shed. They don't see well with cloudy eyes so they want to make sure they don't get attacked/eaten. It won't make him more aggressive personality-wise in the future. Rule of thumb is to kinda treat them like they just came home and settling in. No touching except for water and spot cleaning. Once he gets accustomed to your scent, he may calm down while you are waving your hand around in the tank for small changes.
Do you have a pic of his head for reference. It sounds like he shed but only the skin on his head came off?
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