Quote Originally Posted by Kinra View Post
From my experience this morning unboxing my boa, I can tell you a pissed off/stressed boa is going to go offensive instead of defensive like a BP.
Very true. When i got mine as a baby, he was in total rage mode once he got out of that bag. Very intimidating for such a tiny snake. And smart, I had a very tough time corralling him. Unlike a BP where I can just distract it with one hand and grab with the other, he kept track of both hands and effectively kept me away.

At one point he was lunging partially off the floor coming at me and my (very large) camera -- so you had a human being pushed back by one very upset little snake. Fun stuff.

Today he's 2+ years old and 4 feet long and still growing, and a real sweetheart.