This Is my opinion, I skimmed through the tread though. And here's what I have to say...

Some BP's are nervous and scared. We had two that fall under this category. 1 was a rescue adult female, and the other is a juvenile male about 9 months. The juvenile never struck but always balled up. And over the past 3 months he's really calmed down. Our rescue Is different, she's like the other snake you mentioned, she struck easily 100+ times before I even got out of the pet store. That was about 6 months ago, now she's relatively calm, still a little skittish, and strikes everyone else. BUT ME.

BP'S are in my opinion the most docile snake, even better then Burmese. I trust all four of mine. Even around my neck and face. Have I been bitten, yes of course. The thing though, is you own even 1 snake you must understand, there is ALWAYS a chance it could bite you. That's part of being a snake owner.

To the whole salmonella thing.. you have a better chance getting it from raw chicken. Lol. Am I say French your snake? Of course not! Just be careful while your snake get accustomed to it's new home.

Good luck, so to say