I work with Bloods myself, and I’ve had some that I’d trust over a ball python any day and others that just don’t like being handled. As you already know every animal is going to respond different. There are a few things that these species usually hate
1) Being restrained. These animals should never be grabbed behind the head because they are so powerful that they can very easily injure themselves trying to get away.
2) Having their tails messed with
3) Touching their Heads, some if worked with young will be ok with it but the majority will not.


As far as the size difference between a Blood and a Borneo, I haven’t worked with many Borneos myself but from what I’ve seen, the average adult size is not too much of a difference between the 2. If you have experience with working with med sized snakes I don’t see an adult male ever being too big to handle alone.

Bloods 9 times out of 10 will huff and puff and tense up before coming defensive so I wouldn’t say they are unpredictable, if you know your animal you’ll be able to read him/her fairly easy, but when they don’t want to be messed with I wouldn’t push it. If you buy a CBB animal, you have a pretty good chance at making it rather docile. Of course as you and I have already stated, every animal is different and some may never tame down, just like in any other species.

Most Bloods have darker heads, my male goes from a smoke grey head to almost pitch black at other times. Borneos have more of a lighter head and nice ones have some really nice blushing. Albino bloods are getting much more affordable so that could be another way you can look into.

Hopefully someone else will share their thoughts and experience so you can get a few before deciding.

Zack

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