Hi all.

I have a 1.5 year old red tail boa. It has been tame from day one. I have been the only owner of this snake. I have always been able to hold it and it would just hang out on me. Today I had it out and it was acting strange. It was very jumpy. It finally calmed down after about 1/2 hour anhd then I put him back in his tank. I was sitting looking at him as I ate my lunch and he looked like he wanted to strike. I moved a little closer to the tank and he started striking at me. He went about 3 times before I could move away. Then fo the rest of the afternoon he stayed in a strike position. If I tried to get near the tank, he would try to strike again. Does anyone know whay he would do this? He has never been aggressive towards anyone. I would like to add, that I have a carpet python also with the tank on the other side of the room and she was doing the same thing. This snake was aggressive when I got her last year but has calmed down and is very docile. I should add that feeding day was last friday for both, the boa ate his rat and the python ate her mice. Does anyone know what could have caused this. Please respond as I need help and don't know who to ask.

Thank You

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