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Corn snake not eating becoming agressive

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Question
Hi my corn refuses food for almost two month now.Because he is very healthy and little fat and not loosing any it didn't worry me but now 3 days ago he finished shedding again he became very aggressive striking and rattling his tale.Always loved to be handeld.He also became very restless trying to get out of his viv every second of the day.I do try to feed every 10 days but didn't get any luck yet.Is this normal I am very disappointed because he trying to bite his mommy please help?

Answer
Snakes go off food sometimes, my female ball pythons always seem to decide to go off food for months right before breeding. I wouldn't worry unless he loses a lot of weight, they will eat when they feel they need to. As for his behavior, is he a baby or a juvi? if he is under a year old then this is very common. Corns are docile when adults but they can be very nippy and try and test you when babies. First off get him eating again, once he eats, wait 2 days and then begin holding him again.
 You want to quickly reach your hand under the middle of his body and lift him up, don't hesitate or use something like a hanger..this will stress or aggravate him and will give him the chance to bite you. And to be honest he probably will bite, but with having snakes its something you have to accept and learn to ignore or he will never change.
 Also you have to remember that snakes don't see you as anything other than being a food provider and possibly a threat, they are not like a dog and will see you as their friend or master. Most of my snakes, even the ones I have had for close to 15 years, would rather me just leave them alone. They will allow me to hold them but some days I get a hiss or a strike and they let me know not to touch them that day or I am bound to get bit. In all honesty snakes really don't care much for being held, they will accept it for a certain amount of time, but they don't long for peoples attention, so make sure you are not overly holding him. An hour a day MAX is what I would hold him.
 You may also want to check his temps and humidity. A lot of the times, snakes will try and escape their enclosures if the temps, humidity or water supply and hiding places are not to their liking. So make sure everything is correct, and if so then I wouldn't worry, he is essentially going through a terrible 2's stage.