I've heard they get a bad reputation mostly from people who get wild caught animals, those are supposedly near impossible to tame down. I got to hold some real docile ones at a show, and I know some people who really enjoy them.. But they are a bit more feisty, so you'll just have to be more careful! As long as you learn to read your snake for stress most animals do tame down, just not every animal will(same is true for all species!)