Aggressive!

So I got my Pastel 100% Double het clown pied from Garrick Demeyer and after shipment he was alright. I picked him just just fine and adored his looks for a minute then got him settled in his nice clean tub. Its been over a week and he is just FURIOUS at all times!! Ready to strike any second. I just picked him up for a minute and he was cocked back ready to strike and about bit my hand before I put him back before he got too stressed.. Do you guys think there's any chance of him chilling out if I handle him every other day for a bit? Or will he most likely just be one of those snakes thats a grumpy ole' guy? I hope not because he's so pretty I just want him to chill out so we can kick it together lol

How large is this BP? Most little ones grow out to being defensive all the time.

300 grams.

Aside from the numerous obvious reasons that a ball may be a bit nippy-any of which could be the case in your situation, many people also tend to forget that when buying from a breeder who works with some quantity, you're not likely buying an animal that's been handled much from out of the egg, which may make them more sensitive to handling/interaction. If experience tells me anything, it would be that your snake will calm down.

Right which I took into consideration as he has thousands of snakes he probably has just been fed and thats it. He's sooo good looking though!!!!! lol we'll see what happens

I just got a shipment of 6 snakes from Garrick. They were all very calm and docile when I first removed them from the package. Same as you as soon as I got em all nestled and set in the tubs, the Mystic and the spider went into butt kickin' mode. I can leave the room for a few hours, come back in and the mystic is head buttin' the side of the tub trying to tag me. It's like she never leaves a state of extreme aggression. The spider isn't quite that bad but if I slide out the tub to check on her she definately means me harm. The rest are fine, just chillin out and don't seem to care. I'm pretty sure it's just a phase for some snakes and they will eventually calm down. Some just gotta settle in a bit longer.

Paul