I need help with my BP :(

[Bogertophis]

It sounds to me as if that bite she gave you (when you were cleaning out her cage & she was hungry?) was just a case of "mistaken identity". Remember
that snakes don't really identify you very well by vision, so if your hand was further away (so she couldn't get your scent) yet you were "warm & wiggling"
like prey, that's most likely why she nailed you. I can understand that you don't want to repeat it, but it wasn't her fault (ahem!) and it's easily preventable-
whatever you do, don't take it personally.

And it's better NOT to take a snake out of their normal cage to feed them...you are MORE likely to get bit by them that way, because they stay in "feed mode"
for quite some time after feeding, so you'll get nailed when you try to put them back. And if you wait too long to put them back, they can get too cold & hurl
their meal, or the move itself (with some handling) may stress some snakes into refusing food. With larger snakes (like boas) it can actually be dangerous to
try to move snakes into a side cage for feeding, but BPs don't get all that big, plus they are typically more docile, especially where food is involved.

If you are worried about too much moisture in the substrate causing scale problems & prefer to set up a humid hide, you might look into some of the larger
food containers in places like Walmart: a large round cake caddy or a large rectagular food storage container can make a nice humid hide, all you have to do
is carefully cut a doorway into it with an Exacto-knife. My spotted python loves her moist orchid bark or sphagnum moss in her humid hide.

Back to getting along with your BP (without bites)- it's totally normal for a snake to hide & resist being picked up. They are shy & we are giants: the only thing
that normally picks them up in the wild is a predator that's trying to eat them, so we must be patient and communicate to them that we are safe to hang out
with. It takes time to overcome a snake's natural instincts, but in general the way we touch them (gently, & NOT like a predator, ie. never grab their head or
tail) will let them know we aren't predators; also, once we handle them a little, they learn & recognize our scent, so remember to use these cues & try not to
startle them...you'll get better results. Very few snakes are actually "aggressive"...they are merely defending themselves...& it's up to us to help them feel safe.