Sorry, this is long, I have 8 snakes.
My 2 year old Murray Darling is very laid back, very curious. He'll stick his head in my glass of water and drink it if I don't watch him lol. I can do anything with him, he doesn't care.
My Bredli is nervous, she's been that way ever since I got her when she was 8 weeks old (she's now 20 months) she's improved a lot though, she used to wrap around my hand really tight and sit very still in the strike position and would strike at anything that moved. I use a hook to get her out, and very slowly and carefully put my hand under her belly. She doesn't strike at everything like she used to, but she watches everything intently. Sometimes she gets a bit flighty and flicks her body around, but when she realises everything is ok she settles again. She moves around my arms now instead of sitting in one place, but slow deliberate movements are necessary so she doesn't get frightened.
My Diamond is very curious, and active. She loves climbing on her branches and slithering around the glass doors of her enclosure. If you go over to the tank she'll come right up to the glass and watch you, and if you open the door she'll come out towards you. When she does this, I sometimes put my finger under her chin. Sometimes she'll move back, sometimes she'll just sit there and let me pat her chin lol. Beware of her when she's hungry though, she'll wrap around you and attempt to eat you. She tried to do this to me the other week, and she's done it to my mother and brother. When she isn't hungry she's fine.
My 21 month old proserpine coastal is a little nervous, but she's never been snappy. I don't use a hook with her as she's never made an attempt to bite me (although one day she might, you never know). She spends most of her time hiding, she explores at night when everyone has gone to bed, and is a very shy feeder. The food has to be left outside her hide rock at night and everyone has to be in bed before she'll come out and eat.
My 8 year old male Jungle is a big baby, he's very curious and has been well handles, I'm his 3rd owner. He spends most of his time sleeping near his water bowl where everyone can see him, he's not shy at all. He likes to stretch out on his branch too, he spends a lot of time up there. He doesn't hide very much and is a good feeder but is very gentle with his food, there's no striking or coiling. He handles great!
My 15 month old Olive is very curious and active but when he hides he usually prefers to hide under his newspaper instead of in his hide rock. He's a great handler, and I think he likes the scent of my lipstick, he always tries to come up and sniff it :lol:
My adult male coastal is really good, very gentle, he feeds well but like my jungle doesn't usually strike or coil around his food, and he even wipes his mouth when he's done
Lastly my young water python is fantastic, feeds like a champion and has an awesome temperament. I can pat her under the chin and couldn't care less. When I pick her up she'll slither around my hands for a little while before finding a comfortable place to sit, and then she just stays there like she's going to go to sleep
