I agree with some of the above posters, its all about how the animal is raised. I have a retic who I got as a hatchling, he is the sweetest snake I own. I also adopted a woma python from a girl who rarely handled him, and while this species is supposed to be a very docile one, he strikes at me and bites me any chance he gets. I agree that these species are not beginner snakes by any means, but I do not think we should completely rate the scale on docility, because it varies from animal to animal.