question about my kingsnake...

she's at least nine years old-got her second hand, and we've had her for two years-and she's never been ill or behaved odd until recently. the last three feeds, she's missed her strikes, got her tail once(so well i had to pry her off of herself, i thought she was gonna try to eat herself!) and today, she must have hit the side of her container four times before she finally got the rat. I'm concerned that she's getting old, or going blind...don't know what but it's upsetting to see my favorite snake behaving so strangely.

Maybe she has retained spectacles? If her eyes look odd in any way, you could try putting her in a tub with warm wet paper towels and see if the humidity will loosen the caps. Don't try to pull the retained caps off, just let her soak them off.

I have an older Cal King that has become like that...hes about 15 years old now...