Help! My boa is biting...he never used to.?

Question

I have a nine month old red tail boa, he has been well taken care of and handled everyday. He was really friendly, I could carry him all over the house even on my wrist while I did my homework for college. I went on vacation for a week and had a friend stay at my house with him. Yesterday I went to pick him up and he bit me 3 times. I waited until today to try again and he bit me the second my hand went in his tank. He is not hungry, I tried to feed him. What do I do? Why is he acting like this? My friend says nothing happened to him.

Answer 1

It could be that your friend hurt him and doesn't want to tell you. He could be not so trusting anymore.

Answer 2

Well, to me your friend sounds suspicious. Or he could be mad that you left him with a stranger for so long. Who knows with snakes?

Answer 3

Do you happen to smell like anything you might feed him? Maybe you smell like rats or mice or something. I have known larger snakes to bite based on that.