Sounds like a scared little noodle to me...but I'm confused: "you dropped her" so that means she didn't snap at you until after you picked her up?
That's unusual...but I think she just panicked...she wasn't ready for so much 'hands-on' interaction, and you are scarier than you realized...at least, to
a shy little snake. Snakes run on instincts, & the only thing that picks them up in nature is a predator that's about to eat them. Were you licking your lips?
Snakes are NOT "trainable" in the usual sense: food is not a "reward", it's an essential. Eventually she'll learn to feel safe with you, but it takes time for a snake
to learn. I hope the fear & stress she is now feeling doesn't put her off taking the next meal(s)...it does sometimes.
You've only had her for "about two weeks" & for best results, we recommend NO handling a new snake UNTIL AFTER they've taken 3 meals at normal intervals
with a new owner...then 2 days after the last meal to finish digesting so they don't up-chuck it...meaning you wouldn't be handling a new snake for about the
first MONTH. That way they have time to settle in...less stress for them, less chance of putting them off-feed which can be detrimental, unlike "taming" a snake
for which there is NO hurry whatsoever. She's not going to grow into the Loch Ness Monster overnight...so be patient.
(A shirt with your scent may or may not help much...won't hurt to try, but don't pick your favorite shirt, she might take a dump on it, lol.)
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