I have little experience with these snakes. I have owned one king snake that I had for three years. She was an extremely friendly snake, she was not that way when I got her. But with regular handling she turned into a sweetie. The only complaint that I had about her was that she was a true escape artist, as soon as I fixed how she was getting out of one spot, she was going out another. Finally I decided to give her to my fiances boss at his work as he was more experienced with them than I was.