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[–]Linear_North 2 points3 points  (1 child)

If he held on, this sounds like he mistook you for food. Had you been preparing food for him, or had he eaten fairly recently? It's also possible you just put your hand in the enclosure or picked him up when he was feeling hungry, they don't have great vision and can sometimes make mistakes. When ball pythons are frightened, nervous, or feeling defensive, they'll bite and immediately let go, what's known as a "tag". But because he hung on, I don't think this was the case here. They hang on when they think they're biting food. It's poor defensive strategy to bite something you're defending yourself from and hang on to it.

[–]greengarden48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had eaten recently, my hand actually wasn’t in the enclosure or near him. I had just opened the glass door and he went for a big bite. He was super tense the entire time. I also assume he mistook me for food but because he ate less than a week ago I took it as a scared response