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she knows im the boss trust me, she listens to every snap
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No she doesn't. If she did she wouldn't be growling when you tried to take away the rawhide. If she really saw you as the boss, when you approached her as she was eating her bone she would not agress. Does she know the command drop it or leave it? If not teach her these commands with less valuable items and then up the value gradually of course giving her something better to make it worth it to her to drop the other item.
You should also enroll in obedience classes (you and your girlfriend). You mentioned in your initial post that the aggression existed (even if milder) before and is now escalating. The behavior probably wasn't addressed correctly before (if at all) and will likely worsen if not handled correctly. If in doubt about how to proceed enlist the help of a trainer or behaviorist to work on what is likely possession agression.
I agree with another poster to a point; I also usually leave my dogs alone while they are chewing on a bone or eating their dinner. That said they need to wait for both until I have given permission and if at any point I need to interrupt I will command them to drop or wait. I don't let my dogs eat their bones in one sitting and after giving them such a high value item I expect them to relinquish it politely when I decide they have had enough.
There are other questions I have: is the issue only with rawhides? What about other toys? What about food? Treats?