Quote Originally Posted by aliamo View Post
Thank you, and yes, she is my friend. I've been bonding with her over the last 6 months, she doesn't hate people, and has never shown any signs of aggression before this. She's not a trick and I don't think of her as a 'prop' either. I think of her as a dance partner. I never force her into movements as was shown on the youtube links someone posted. I let her use me as her tree as I dance slowly and carefully. I'm sure most people here will not understand the difference and that's ok.
handling her once a week is not bonding I'm sorry lol. I take my ball python out as much as I can, as long as she hasn't just eaten or is in shed. now it is to the point where she will wait for me to take her out, and she is 8 months old. she sleeps on my chest while I watch TV, that's a bond. I would start my acclimating your friend to a little more handling, and definitely not while she's hungry (which btw you should feed her more often unless she is refusing) you need to gain a mutual trust with her before you start taking her to strange, probably noisey, flashy places for prolonged amounts of time. your snake is no where near ready for "preforming" and if that is your intention maybe you should get a gig with an already preforming snake and treat yours as she should be treated.