I will probably get bashed for posting this on ball-pythons.net, but I think Ball Pythons are pretty boring snakes. Of course all I have is a BP and a Burm and soon to be getting a BCI. But I can say this, I think this is true for boas, I know it is true for Burms. They are just so much less shy! My bp will be held, but constantly tries to escape and get into every little space it can to get away from me. I love him dearly, but he's just not as exciting as my burm, he likes to investigate, and doesn't have a hissy fit if you go near his head. And the feeding response, it scares me sometimes. I hear similar things about boas too.