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Quick question,My ball Oz is less than a year old so I'm not an overly experienced herp guy,but this is a first for me..I was holding her and she was acting different(making me even a little nervous,'aint got bit yet)dunno if it was a soon to be shedding thing or ready to eat or what but she was squeezing my arm alot more than normally and trying to rub against me kinda hard with her head,by the way it was feeding day and she ate great,as she always does,and she is close to being due to shed..is this normal behavior for either thing or could there be some other reason reason?

try not to handle your snake after feeding, because they could still be in the feed mode. Shed wise, snake become extra shy, the old skin that covers the eye of the snakes reduces the vision of the snake. So that usually makes them fear things more, because they cant see very well. These are the times that most owners get nipped at, during feeding times, and shedding times.

If you dont mind me asking , how did you come up with that name.

You talking about my screen name?,It's the truck I have.

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I'd say it was trying to start the shedding process and when you picked it up, it decided your hand was just as good as any place to start rubbing...
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