i've had a ball python and boa now for a year and overall both snakes have been great pets. they have never turned down a feeding and have shed well everytime.

after having them for a year, i've gotten a really good sense for each snake's temperament, etc. i feed both snakes in a separate bin like some on this site have suggested. my ball python has never even hinted at wanting to strike me at any point, whether in his normal bin or the feeding bin.

slowly with time, my Boa has definately become slightly more aggressive. to the point now that i have gotten tagged 3 times in about 2 months. the strikes usually occur around feeding time. the 1st time was easily my own fault, because i reached my hand in to the feeding bin to pick him up, which was really careless on my part, which i recognize.

but the other 2 times, have really just come out of nowhere to be honest. like today i had picked him up (after eating 2 adult frozen thawed already) and was transfering him back into his normal cage, and he sunk his teeth into my hand to the point that i had to pry him off. does anyone have any ideas on how to avoid or aid this type of thing? the bites aren't really a big deal to be honest, but at the same time i keep thinking to myself, with age he has become more and more aggressive. the bites are manageable now, but how will he be when he is full grown?

is there anything i can do to help curve his mood to make him become less aggessive? do i feed more often? or should i just expect him to be like this always around feeding and just to watch out? lol

thanks!