Most likely, she probably would have figured it out without an audience if you'd just left the room for about 30 minutes.

Some of mine get really nervous with a large heat emitting predator (ourselves) hovering nearby watching them try to figure it out.

I had a hatchling last night take 2 hours to constrict, then finally consume his meal as he also went head then rear and back again then re-constrict, repeat.