How long was he out for when he escaped?

My adult female escaped and went on a long walk about over the summer. She was very flighty about being handled when I finally caught her. I almost dropped her when I finally cornered her because she was flailing about so much and struggling to get free. She acted so aggressively I had to drop a towel over her to move her...

After being back in her tub for a few weeks and getting some nice plump rats in her... she settled down back to her normal docile self. Now I couldn't provoke her to bite if I tried.

I assume it is because the area of my house where she was is a lot more hectic than the snake room. Dogs. Vacuums. Loud appliances. Lots of people. Scary place for a snake. Then all those meals she missed... she was hungry. All in all one crabby snake.

She's back to puppy dog tame now. I'd just make sure my husbandry was spot on. Not recreationally handle him at all for a while. And make sure he had a full tummy. Then reassess in the new year.