Are red tail boa's dangerous animals?

[kitedemon]

In my experience with red tails yes they are reasonably docile (as far as snakes go) Try not to be mellow dramatic...

"What are the odds of my new red tail constricting around me and strangling me to death?"

It does not help you are the industry. The first question is how big are you? Snakes are very powerful creatures. It will not see you as food and in defence it will try to hide or bite if it can't hide. So constricting isn't aggressive or feeding response but it is if it feels like it is going to fall. They will hold on tight uncomfortably so. It is a large animal 9 feet long and 60+ lbs. I am 6'4" and 240lbs and am in ok shape so likely I can overpower the snake, that is me if you are 5 foot and 90 pounds you likely cannot.

All animals need to be respected for what they are capable of, most medium sized dogs are capable of a great deal of damage to a human, they can and have killed people. A snake of any size needs to be respected for the power it is capable of. A big redtail is a very strong animal and one of size I would not casually drape around my neck, over one shoulder yes, They need to feel secure so move carefully, and don't allow the animal to wrap around anything too vital (neck, head, chest) if the the size of the keeper and animal are too close it needs to be treated like a much larger animal it is relative to size. If you are not so big and the snake is quite big don't handle it alone, ever. It will not stop because you feed it it will react on instinct and if you are in the way you could have more on your hands than you have bargained for. It is hard to say, perhaps you should be asking yourself are you ready?
Alex