Remeber they cannot see well enough to know its u and its hard to smell u in a tank its like a bubble. I will blow and hope it recognizes my stinky human breat but they react to movment for then details we humans see. For it to hide is good and normal if it was dumb or stargazing u would have a problem. As long as the handling goes smoothly and u dont have a nipper ur fine. The smell of u your hand feel and how u particularly handle your snake is what makes him/her feel at home or safe. .