Quote Originally Posted by pugilist View Post
I had 22 at one point - one was the spawn of satan... but was an adult when I got her and never been handled, the rest were just fine.

The babies are nippy, but you see that in a lot of species.

I am not sure why they have such a bad wrap for being mean, It was certainly not my experience.

Now - they do have a HUGE feeding response - so maybe much of the "nippy" quotes are simply keeper errors/feed response that is mis-diagnosed as mean/aggressive.
Having cared for a lot of both, I would say that Rainbow Boas (brazilians and colombians) generally have a lot higher tendency toward aggression than Boa constrictors... I've dealt with babies and adults of both species and with the same amount of handling etc the rainbows are usually more nippy.

Not saying that all rainbow boas are evil, as I know that with proper handling and care they can be great, i just think its more in their nature to be little demons than it is for red tails

,... so basically, if you get a rainbow boa be sure to handle it enough!