forgive my ignorance, but I dont understand the point you're making.

In my mind i'm thinking (how is handling the snake for enjoyment or to tame it about the snake and not about the keeper?). We all know it's not required because there are plenty of herpers who have grabbed up wild snakes that are as calm as can be and just hang out in your hands or crawl up your arm. No taming was neccesary and not only were they okay with being held, but one could assume they enjoy it. On the other hand captive bred baby snakes have a whole host of personalities. some are fine with being picked up right away, some curl up and strike, some musk all over you, and some it seems to just depend on the day. With most though, they just grow out of what we percieve to be bad behavior by just seeing us offering food, spot cleaning cages, providing water and quickly realizing we are not a threat. I've had lots of babies start out with a less than ideal disposition and calmed down all on their own.

I've only tried to tame snakes that could potentially pose a hazard if they didnt calm down. i have an argentine boa that was a crazy baby that hissed and bit like mad, but i held her daily very gently and after a few weeks she was fine. I only did it though because i wanted zero chance of having a 10' snake that acted like that.

i'm not trying to be argumentative, just want to understand where you're coming from.

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