If I removed my rosy boas or hognoses from their enclosures to feed I would get bitten every single time. T minus 2 days or so is not the time to mess with them, even with a hook and gloves. This is a BP question, though, and though I only have one but I know better than to reach in there when he's in ambush mode (he's a puppy dog the rest of the time, but hungry animals are best not messed with).
I agree with the 'feeding on a tray' idea, which I do some form of for all my drop-feeders. An easy way is to keep something flat inside the enclosure and make that the feeding zone -- a cork bark flat, piece of slate, or use the top of a plastic hide box as a feeding zone. Just wash it regularly.
Some hatchlings of many species need to be in a very small area to feel secure enough to feed, so I put them into a vented deli cup with the FT or otherwise defenseless prey item and put that back into their regular enclosure, but I try to wean snakes off this nonsense as soon as they're ready.
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