Hmm...I have three balls and a burm and I don't think they are very much alike at all. I think Burms are more gentle and more confident in their movements. Now let me caveat that statement with my personal experience with these species.



I find balls to be a bit head shy. Actually, all of my boas/pythons are head shy, but the balls seem to react the most, and with jerky movements. I've got a 20yo Ball p. that is really bad about jerking back, but I don't know much about his previous handling except that he didn't receive much in recent years (he was given to me about 2 months ago).



My Burm is 11yo and pretty calm. I hear that about most people's burms, especially if they've been handled regularly. He doesn't like his tail petted or his head restrained, but I think that speaks of many snakes! He was given to me about 1.5 years ago, and I know that he was handled pretty regularly by his previous owner and the one before that. He was around kids a lot and has a good track record. Maybe it's the size, but the Burm goes around like he owns the place, and he's not scared of too much. The balls act like smaller snakes, waiting for something to happen.

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