lol.....poor Honey or could be Honey Monster now....lol
Jessy, popping is not 100% reliable ( not to mention looking painful )...all you will know is that if it pops it is def. a male if it doesn't pop it could still be a male and you could just be crap at popping or he could be stubborn.
The only real way is probing....and that just looks too painful.
I prefer the tail method......the trick is getting enough snakes of that species together to make a comparison