She is more stressed by this incident than you are.
A drop from that sort of height is unlikely to have caused any permanent damage. The hissing is a warning because she is scared of you. It is her intention to prevent you from handling her. It sounds like she is succeeding in that.
There is no need to move her to a separate tub to feed (hides behind sofa, as this has been a contentious issue on this site) In my experience snakes only go into feed mode when they can smell food.
Should the 'worst' happen and you get bitten ? Well you will discover that the fear of the bite (especially from a baby) is worse than the bite itself. I think being bitten is one of the best experiences you can have because it makes you realise there is nothing to worry about and stop you worrying bout it in the future. If you get bitten by a rat, it will hurt a lot more than getting bitten by the snake.
Just offer her feed exactly as you would have done if the incident hadn't happened.
Hope that helps.
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She is more stressed by this incident than you are.
A drop from that sort of height is unlikely to have caused any permanent damage. The hissing is a warning because she is scared of you. It is her intention to prevent you from handling her. It sounds like she is succeeding in that.
There is no need to move her to a separate tub to feed (hides behind sofa, as this has been a contentious issue on this site) In my experience snakes only go into feed mode when they can smell food.
Should the 'worst' happen and you get bitten ? Well you will discover that the fear of the bite (especially from a baby) is worse than the bite itself. I think being bitten is one of the best experiences you can have because it makes you realise there is nothing to worry about and stop you worrying bout it in the future. If you get bitten by a rat, it will hurt a lot more than getting bitten by the snake.
Just offer her feed exactly as you would have done if the incident hadn't happened.
Hope that helps.
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