I have owned a corn before, and have handled many at the zoo that I worked at for awhile. That being said, they've all been rather friendly and never really even attempted to strike at me. I was in Minnesota the other day and ran across a corn at petsmart who was 75% off. I asked them what the problem was, and the response was he was getting too big, and nobody wanted him because he does tend to strike. More than likely it's because nobody is willing to take the time to work with him, so I've now taken it upon myself to get him over his apparent issues. I'm sure it's just a question of getting him used to being handle regularly...but since this is a new experience to me I thought I would ask everybody here for some helpful suggestions. When I did pick him up at the store, he tagged me a little bit when I tried to pick him up, but once I actually had him in my hands he did better. You could still tell he was nervous, and unsure of the situation, but he didn't continue to attempt striking. Although I do prefer to get nice animals from the start, I figured this guy deserved the chance at a good life, since he really wasn't getting it there. Better for me to end up with him than somebody who doesn't know anything about snakes

Regards,
Joshua