My b.p. was handled a lot before I purchased him and seems to enjoy it. I've never heard him hiss, nor does he act stressed or uncomfortable. Having said that, over the past few days I believe he's in "pre shed" and is spending all of his time in his hides... which is out of character for him. That being the case, I haven't handled him at all, just check that he's o.k. and leave him alone. I've only had him for a couple of weeks so we don't know each other that well yet, but I try my best to try to understand what he's comfortable with.
I think it's good for them to get out of their enclosure occasionally to stretch muscles that may not otherwise get the same range of motion and to be stimulated a bit. In the wild I'm sure they spend most of their time in their burrows but they would travel distances hunting and would experience different terraine textures etc. Not sure if I'd feel the same with a nervous and/or aggressive snake, some may be happy being an "observation only" pet.
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