Thanks guys, I guess there's hope yet!

And Bruce, you really hit the nail on the head with that post. My tactic is to also grab them by the "ripples" as they scamper away. The problem with that is my snake usually chooses fighting over running.

So what I do when this happens is freeze my hand in mid air or place it down somewhat near her and just remain still. I let her calm down a bit until she's comfortable enough to slither away and then I make another go to grab her. Does this sound good? Sometimes I need to remove my hand completely before she gets on the move again. Or should I just grab her through the striking to teach her that striking doesn't mean being left alone? In my mind grabbing through the strikes poses a problem because as Bruce said, she is very attentive to jerky movements and its very hard to act smoothly when getting bit/struck at. I can't stop my pullback reflex no matter how I prepare myself although I'm getting better.

I do the hand over hand technique once I have her out but even with this she occasionally freaks out so I have no choice but to hold on. She's managed to leap away from me once but since then I've been more attentive to her bursts of speed. She really hates being restrained but I see no other way to deal with it. She seems to go into these flights when a finger brushes up against her (accidentally or purposefully) and sometimes for what seems like no reason at all.

Another idea I had was to lift up her hide and grab her before she has a chance to process what's going on (gently of course). Then maybe she won't have the time to think/execute a strike? Or maybe it will just freak her out even more? Thoughts on this?

I'll shut up now, this is getting long.