That particular employee should have been dealt with for her attitude which sounded like what she described the snake to be..
As Cindy pointed out "most" petshops will carry cheap to purchase imported animals which have been stressed to their limit..US breeders put love in their hobby and their animals generally reflect it..Near every or every state has shows where one can view an abundance of animals and often produced by that individual who should openly share their knowledge and answer any questions ya might have..Blood pythons can be as tractable as any of the boas and pythons..Stress is a nasty thing and does nasty things to the organism involved..
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