About two months ago I bought a boa from a reptile show. He was about 6 months old. When I bought him he seemed really calm and docile. After a few days of letting him get used to his cage I went to pick him up and he was very angry(hissing and striking). I have been working with him for a couple months now and he is still very angry when I pick him up. He will calm down some after a few min of handling.