OK guys, PLEEEEEEASE help me with this one!



Just to add, this is my experience as well. I trust my 12 ft python MUCH more than my 7ft boa. Even though my Burm hisses constantly, I've found that it's just part of him. Let me add to that statement...I've worked with him closely, checking his behavior, and he has two types of hissing. He has a casual, constant hiss when he's out and about. When he gets stressed from too much handling, it gets a bit louder. If he's in his cage and it's close to shed time, it's a much louder hiss coupled with a coiled snake, coil shoving, and a general PO'ed attitude. (I didn't want anyone reading this {HH} to think I advocate ignoring hissing signs :P). He's pretty laid back, but I wouldn't walk around with him draped across my shoulders. For one thing, he's too heavy, and for another, I think it freaks out the public and sends a wrong message in these rocky times.



OK, now my boa. He's a freaker. He's bit me twice...once after a shed (I shouldn't have been handling him), and once when removing him from the cage. I use the hook for him, but he's one of those panicky snakes with the swinging head. So, how do you safely handle a 7ft snake that is trying to grab anything with his tail and swinging his head frantically? When I tried to hold his front end before, he reached around slowly and tagged my wrist.



Is he destined to just be a "on-the-ground" snake? When I have to take him out now, I get a feeling a panic just dealing with him. I either need to figure out how to work with him or just get rid of him (which I'd rather not do).

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