She should be OK. Obviously you know you shouldn't have or you wouldn't have asked: snake's skin is more fragile at this stage & some say handling can even
cause some damage (there is moisture secreted between the old & new skin layers to facilitate shedding). Mostly, snakes choose to lay low instinctively at this
time because they cannot see well, making them at greater risk from predators while fumbling around...so mostly, you just caused some stress. I'm pretty sure
you'll be forgiven...
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