My girlfriend has an internship at one of the zoos in our area and they were recently being taught how to handle the boa constrictor they have there (its used for education purposes). I believe the snake is around 5-6 feet and i think its a b.c.c female. Anyway, they were taught to hold it with one hand around the middle of the body and one hand holding it closer to the head. She's not a big fan of boids and she said that whenever she tried to hold it, the snake would freak out and try to go all over the place, which in turn caused her to freak out a little bit lol. I figured it was because the way they have them holding it, the more they try to control the head or put pressure around the neck, the more the snake would feel threatened and try to fight. Thats what my cornsnakes do anyway. I was just wondering if this was proper technique or if there is a better way to hold a large constrictor like that. Thanx alot for any help.

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