I've been practiced in it since I was about 15 as well. A decade later nothings changed accept for putting it to purpose. It's not something I do or attempt on a daily or even weekly basis. Last year I was able to do a venomous circuit traveling around the state with a small batch of venomous, but because those shows were often very much focused on learning how to identify our states venomous to avoid senseless killings, they were never taken out of the locked display boxes. I will say though, given the practice of free handling, you can generally tell the responce of the snake extremely accurately and know when a shift in their attitude occurs.