Quote Originally Posted by catboulet View Post
snake in the wild are different from in our houses.. even in what you say, its is not domestic behavior.. my ball pythons don't twirl into a ball when i go get them
the reason they don't twirl up into a ball is because after constantly being handled they eventually realize that being in a ball isn't going to stop a human from touching them so they eventually realize you aren't a threat and give up on balling. A BP in the wild though doesn't have interaction daily with humans so they will have a greater instinct to ball up. There is a smaller chance they would attack or bite because their instinct will just tell them to hide in the wild, so, although there is always a risk to pick up a wild ball, it isn't as great as other snakes could be.