Quote Originally Posted by anomalystory View Post
... I understand. Wanted to check since we had a kingsnake at the museum that after his escape (He was gone for a few hours, not an hour like me), he had switched from being a very calm snake to a very defensive one and never fully got back to being handleable...
Snakes obviously learn from their experiences just like the rest of us. A taste of freedom has been known to awaken their instincts, but also that had to be a frightening experience for the snake, and some have a harder time trusting again, IMO. Then again, museums can be pretty chaotic places for snakes.