Socializing time frame?

[Bogertophis]

The scariest thing for snakes is our approach...remember that. They see but they don't identify us visually...they need other cues (our touch & scent, once they learn it) to identify us, so our approach is taken as a threat to them...the approach of a big scary predator. And think about how small (short!) they are, compared to us...I mean, would YOU think that something 100+ times bigger than you that was approaching you was just a friendly creature, or would YOU panic & try to hide or defend yourself?

The better you can imagine yourself as a snake, the quicker you'll learn to figure out what your snake is going thru & the better you'll be at showing them that they're safe.

Feeding 3 times at normal intervals (and with no refusals unless in shed) for a new snake BEFORE any handling means it might easily be 1.5 to 2 months before you should try to handle them, especially since it's not uncommon for snakes to refuse food for the first few weeks & it's going to be a week or so between each meal. Being re-homed is frightening & confusing, & fear is not an appetite stimulant.

You'll probably have better luck feeding her if you wait until you see signs that she is hungry: evening/night time, BPs are ambush-predators, meaning they wait for clueless prey to waltz past their hiding place, & feeling secure from where they are, they grab the prey. So with dim lighting, watch in evening for your BP to be peeking out of her hide. BPs rarely feel like accepting food when "out & about" in their enclosure, they feel safer when hiding. It's also important to offer f/t that's very warm- "lifelike", since BPs rely on their heat-sensing pits to take their temperature & identify their prey. Are you feeding live prey or f/t (frozen thawed)??? If f/t, thaw in water first, then use a blow-dryer to rapidly warm it up & offer immediately for best results. BPs don't like cold food...they're pretty finicky, fyi. Most snakes don't care, but BPs do. And I HOPE you're using feeding tongs to offer prey?