Even the most docile snake can bite. I have a boa that is a sweetheart...tossed a rat in and it jumped out...as I went to push the rat back in the boa tagged me hard and started constricting. It was my fault...the snake was only doing what came naturally. If you ever breed pythons you will realize that a calm, easily handled snake will do her very best to keep you from her eggs, they are protective momma's. With time you will learn how to read them and to tell you the truth, getting bit a few times puts you at ease because it is really not that bad...This does not apply when working with hots though. I have had puppies and ferrets chew me up more while playing with them than any ball python can do. Yours, being gone for 3 months had probably had no contact with humans and reverted back to its instinct on trying to stay alive..cats, dogs, racoons probably made its life miserable and in time it will probably get back to the way it was. These are not intelligent animals and some always have a little bit of an attitude, don't expect to break generations of survival in a few weeks...

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