I got my very first RTB earlier this year Gypsy, she was always very calm and mellow but latley she has become very weird acting. She's very skidish and doesn't like any movements around her at all. She use to be really calm but now she is making me nervous. I use to handle her a lot but recently I havent cause I am nervous and I am sure she can sense it. I just havent been bit in 2 years of ball python handling and the thought scares me. Not so much the bite but because I was a vet. tech for a few years and have very fast reactions. It's instinct to try to keep from being bit and I would hurt her and myself if I jerk away durring a bite. How do you learn not to jerk away your hand when you see the snake striking?
Hockeymom