I would probably be a nervous about it also LGray. When we went to get our boa we went to the breeders house. He took the time to show us quite a few of his snakes. He breeds mostly boas and he also breeds balls. Anyway, he showed us a few of his larger boas that he thought we might be interested in. A couple he said were very aggressive and needed to be worked with. One in particular was a live wire . He was a beautiful boa and we could have gotten him for a good price but me being fairly new to snakes I didn't want to take on the challenge of trying to tame him. I have my husband to help me with our snakes but I do most of the handling myself. The breeder was telling me some of the stories about his bites that he has gotten (ouch). Makes me a little nervous still thinking that one day my girl may not be so nice one day and give me a bite. Good luck with your decision and I commend your for wanting to give the boa a good home. Keep us posted.