Justin, it looked like in the videos I saw, that they seemed happy enough to start off with, nearly normal snakes.
What it seemed like to me was the animal had a neurological issue 100% of the time but not visible to us because it normally didn't present a problem to the snake. It was when the snake tried to do something that required use of a neurological function that they could not perform that symptoms start appearing. Their inability to perform those functions seems to stress them further, allowing them to spiral out of control.
Being able to calm them may be useful information to jag owners
From someone with her own neurological issues to contend with... I live a relatively normal life but do acknowledge stress can make my life downright ridiculous. However, a snake doesn't need to try to drive to work with a whirly head
Or try to cook a meal when they attempt to make their hand go one way and it goes an entirely different way into the hotplate instead LOL
I have stress minimizing techniques but we cant teach it to our snakes lol But we can probably figure out how to minimize or eliminate their stress as they have an episode.
Forgot to ad... I understand why not being able to do something would stress them out and make the issue worse. But at the same time, I know if I had a life where all I had to do was sit in an enclosure looking pretty, having hot meals prepared for me and my home cleaned and meticulously maintained for me... it wouldn't be such a bad life afterall lol I would suggest most jags with neuro issues would have the same level of neurological issue as each other, however just like people, some cope better than others
Just like people, some may find ways to cope with their different abilities and therefore never get too stressed about it... and some may never find a way to live happily the way they are. I may be wrong, but thats my guess.