OK, so my Cal King is behaving differently toward my husband than myself. My snake is perfectly calm when I take him out of his cage, but when my husband takes him out, the snake grabs onto his tree and musks, and rattles his tail, etc. My Cal king has never tried to stike anyone who's handled him. He didn't used to behave this way when my husband first started taking him out of his cage(even if I wasn't home), but I've been out of town for work for a few months and the longer I was away, the worse it got. My king is always fine with anyone if I take him out first. My husband and I pick up the snake almost exactly the same way, we both leave him alone during shedding, we handle him at the same times of day, etc, etc, etc. Is there some better way I can associate this snake with other members of the family? I don't want to cause undo stress to my Cal King, but I want him to be friendly with my family. How many times a week should my husband handle him, etc. Sorry, I know this is a little long winded, but I'm trying to better understand reptile behavior. I've noticed this same behavior in my cornsnake (although to a much lesser degree). Any thoughts?

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