Just wondering what your experience is for handling a new snake after you get him in the mail. Is it better to put him in the rack for a week or two before handling a new snake? Or should you handle him a bit right out of the shipment box? Which is better to tame down the snake?

Right now I have a super mean ball python and I've decided to try to put some serious time into taming him down. I've been handling him every day, started with about 20 seconds and that didn't have a lasting impact, so the next time I handled her for several minutes, well just actually put her on my leg and held her rear end after she finished striking at me LOL. Seems to have worked a bit, I think I just need a few more sessions for that guy. Today I fed them all so I didn't handle at all, probably won't tomorrow either, I'll give him a chance to digest a bit...