Snake Behaviour

[Klaire]

hey guys, so i have had mercy for 2 months and 2 weeks and ever since i got her she fell into a routine pretty quickly of, Coming out at night sitting on her favourite branch and then on the early hours of the morning go back in her hide. On feeding day she would be out of her hide extra early then once fed she would stay under her hide and not come out for 2 days (due to digesting her meal obviously lol) sometimes i would have to feed her early in the afternoon(due to starting work and not being at home for the night) so i would have to put the pinkie in the enclosure then lift up her hide and place her on her branch for her to realise her food is there but just the other day i put her pinky on her rock like i always do and as i went to lift up her hide as usual (this is the first time she has reacted differently) she SHOT out of the entrance from her hide and i yanked my arm out incase she was going for a bite. She just laid there once she shot out staring me down and i realised she thought i was the pinkie so i got some tongs (ive never had to use before) and picked up the pinkie and put it infront of her once she realised the pinkie was infront of her she attacked quickly and coiled. I brushed it off knowing that she just mistook me for her food was all but then today as i went to open her enclosure i noticed her head was right near the entrance of her hide again! and once she noticed i was close to the tank she popped her head out looking at me inquisitively for the first time ever. (She has never popped her head out before to see what im doing and i'm shocked. in the whole time since ive gotten her she has never been near the entrance and would always be coiled up at the back of her hide but now as of the past few days she has been hanging out right near the entrance and her body is uncoiled underneath the hide. does anyone have any ideas on why the sudden change in what she does? To me i think she is finally getting more comfortable and settling down in her enclosure and feeling more relaxed but i don't know. nothing at all has changed. Her diet remains the same. she gets fed on the same day as normal. Her temps have not changed. she hasn't missed a meal. i haven't moved any of her decor into a different area in her enclosure. any opinions on her acting differently? am i right in saying she is just finally adjusting and becoming more relaxed in her enclosure after 2 months?