"Nasty" BPs?

[Lillyponygirl]

Does yours have a bad attitude?

I have had my little boy, Spud, (I'm not a snake expert but his mother was an albino, his dad normal. I believe that makes him het.) for a bit over 2 years now, and never has he once cracked. By that I mean no hissing, nipping, hiding and tensing. He rarely is ever frightened, and is extremely sociable. I believe he actually enjoys his handling time. When I walk by his cage he comes out of his hidebox and bumps at his lid (weighed down.)

I know that BPs are one of the best tempered snakes, or so it was said by his breeder, and so I have learned from some of the feedback on this site.

Sadly, my not-so-friend-like friend owned a BP who apparently had a bad attitude. He hissed at often, apparently, by this girl. Anyways, I haven't heard about the poor girl often and I hope something bad hasn't happened to her. I can assume he might have upset her to make her this way -- he was not the best pet owner... but anyways. Has anyone ever had, or heard of, a "nasty" BP?

[xdeus]

Has anyone ever had, or heard of, a "nasty" BP?

BPs are just like people, or any other pet: they're all individual and have different personalities. You can apply some generalities like most of them are shy, easy to handle, etc. But you will occasionally get ones that are more aggressive. I have a couple that hiss every time I pick them up. I also have some very "friendly" ones and others that are extremely shy.

[MGOBLUE]

I think the only way to have a nasty BP is to never hold the snake, and actually I have seen some videos and reports that state the lighter colored the snake the nicer or more mild tempered it is, and the darker the color the snake the less mild mannered it is. I believe it all comes down to how often you hold your snake.

[MGOBLUE]

BPs are just like people, or any other pet: they're all individual and have different personalities. You can apply some generalities like most of them are shy, easy to handle, etc. But you will occasionally get ones that are more aggressive. I have a couple that hiss every time I pick them up. I also have some very "friendly" ones and others that are extremely shy.

Very true, different snakes, different personalities

[mpkeelee]

my pastel is a hisser, everytime i open his tub he starts hissing, but once i sit down and let him chill out he's calm. hes never struck at me.
my normal is a big lazy girl. i have never seen her ball up and i got her when she was tiny.