Florence hissed at me

[Florence_Bones]

The BCI I had for many years was like that...loved to be out, chilling with me ("watching" a movie for a couple hours, & not wanting to go back in her cage),
but every once in a while (& NOT related to being in shed) she would hiss up a storm when I approached her. I never rushed her...I touched her (not near
her face...just on her body) gently while she "remembered" that she knew me...she never turned to bite either, she just gradually stopped hissing and then I'd
pick her up & take her out...& she was fine. She never bit me even once, but she was a feisty biter when she was given to me as a yearling (she had changed
hands several times because of that before coming to me). I knew she was just terrified...snakes are shy, & they mostly bite out of fear and self-defense, that
or honest feeding mistakes.

I also don't think that if a snake hisses at you & you decide to leave them alone & NOT push it, that they somehow learn to manipulate you this way. If you take
your time & really empathize, snakes seem to know. If you say "never mind" & try another day, all is forgotten & their mood will likely be back to "normal"....so
don't stress over it. Remember that snakes do NOT recognize us visually...use your scent & touch to jog their memory of who you are, trust me on this. This is
why many keepers use "hook training" (touch recognition)...so their hands aren't within reach by the snake, but it's the same idea.

Forgive me if this is a silly question, but is it possible that she already recognizes me by scent and touch, and has decided she doesn't like me?

I suppose if that was indeed the case, that she would have done a lot more than his at me....

It has been cold here as of late. Perhaps she just didn't want to be out of her warm enclosure tonight.

And you're right, I haven't had her very long. Three weeks tomorrow, and she's only been in her new, larger home for two weeks.