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All around how tame do you think albino/ regular burms are.

Well, I have little personal experience with Burms, but this is what I've heard.
Generally speaking when handled regularly they are quite docile, calm critters that are even sweet. But there's a catch...
Despite their mellow temperment, Burms are highly instincive animals that have excellent feeding responses (ie bite anything they mistake for food). Because they are so big and powerful, if they ever do mistake you for food or get ticked off at you, it's a very serious matter.
Albino Burms are the same. There's a possibility they may be more sensitive to light, but they too are basically big, mellow and insanely powerful.
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kinda just depends on the snake...if raised from a hatchling you shouldnt have any problems.

I have a burm i have had sence he was a baby he 5 ft now and he is the biggest baby he has never bitten me my six year old loves him but i am right there with her at all times .
Remember all babys are scared and do try to strick but they grow out of my did for about a month but never bit me onece i was holding him he was a baby .

Ok here is the deal. i have 2 burmese pythons, one regular, one albino. the regular hasnt struck at me in over a year (ever sinc ehe got out of that tiny baby stage. the albino has never struck at me on purpose (i think some people are right when they say albino's have problems with bright lights) she has however mistakenly hit my thumb which was on the opposite side of the cage from the mouse i was trying to feed her. this happened while i had a regular incandescent light bulb for her heat source (her red bulb blew out the night before and i hadnt made it to the store for another one yet) but when she has lower levels of light such as red lights or lightless heat sources she has no problem seeing the food source over me and never misses a strike at food. so the bottom line is that a properly cared for burm will be nice and calm and doscile. BUT (and this is major) once the snake reaches large sizes (anything over 4-5 feet can cause harm to a person) make sure there is more than one competent person when the cage is opened. most often the snake wont try to harm you but its the size that can be the problem when your thumb gets mistaken for mister mouse (or rat,rabbit,chicken,turkey,and yes i have seen very large burms eat pygmy goats). thats just my two cents. and good luck.

One thing I would never, ever ever do...and doubt that many here would ever do is stick my hand in a burms enclosure while there is food in there.Why would anyone do that??
The results could be disastrous.