No method will apply to all snakes!!

If the snake is "tame" AND it's calm about being held AND you are observant about it's "mood", I would recommend simply supporting it's weight. Somewhere about 1/3 and 2/3 down the body. You need to ALWAYS be aware of what it's doing and how it gets if/when irritated.

Good support is key to the animal feeling secure, if it feels like it may get dropped. it's gonna wrap onto something and hold on, getting it off can irritate it into biting



If it's not tame OR not calm OR in a "bad" mood (sometimes caused by shedding?) then it might be time to restrain it's head. All of my boa's are tame and I typically never restrain the heads. even when pissy, you just have to be aware and maybe skip the cage cleaning for that day


Peaple always ask, "does it bite" and I always reply "does it have a mouth" followed by an explanation something like, it's an animal, it's first line of defense is it's mouth, it has no arms/legs to strike out with. This particular animal is used to being handled and does not typically bite. But you should always be aware that it could bite and keep yourself away from it's mouth.
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Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"


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