I would recommend a Hogg Island. They are pretty laid back. In my humble experience, Dumeral's have the most extreme feeding respose I have ever seen in a Boa. If a Dumeral's thinks you're food, look out.

Most boas do acclimate to a routine and get to know and understand their keeper's cues.
Boas, and most snakes for that matter, with behave defensivly when they're feeling threatened or feeling less than 100%. Such things as: retained shed, mites, dehydrated, too hot, hungry, gastroenteritis, in shed -- will often put them in a foul mood. How fine a hair trigger that will set them off varies by species and by individual.
Most babies that are fearful and defensive usually grow out of it with age and size if provided with reasonable care.
jsc

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