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is it normal for gravid female ball pythons to be nippy ?
hasnt struck at me ever but my daughter was looking through the glass at her and she struck at the glass. is this normal
my daughter knows better than to tap on glass or anything i was with her standing net to her and was a defenate open mouth strike tward her not me. are some snakes like one person pets . just asking ? i have corns and hognoses and one red tail boa all do good with everyone in my family . this is my first gravid ball python

Yes, gravid ball pythons are known to generally be more aggressive. This is normal.

If you plan on putting the eggs in an incubator trying to remove the mother from the eggs is going to be fun!!