Since I gave you the worse reply ever last night, I'll try to make it up here. Keep in mind I am in no way shape or form an expert on anything.... That being said... In my personal experiences, I have always found that trying to uncoil any snake, especially a very strong boa, is always easier when you start from the tail. I always say, start from the bottom of the animal and work your way up. Also, there are times when it's easier for you and your snake to just him go about his business until he gets out of what ever he's coiled in and starts moving for flatter ground.
Also, (again just me) only in extreme cases could I see grabbing a RTB in the back of the head as if he were a venomous snake, ever to be justified. Scoop him up by the middle and lower thrirds of his body with both hands and don't make quick moves, treat him like an infant. So he'll know you aren't food and he'll know you aren't trying to eat him.
If your guy really is as hostile as your posts have made him out to be... Just let him hang out in his enclosure for a few weeks and don't mess with him. Start slow, work with him close to the enclosure so he can't get away. Look if he bites you, he bites you. No big deal. It'll hurt a bit there will be some blood. BUT no worries, it's just a bite. It sounds like he has either been very miss treated (in which case he could turn out to be super sweet) or just plain not handled.
Everybody on this site and others is going to give 17 different opinions and always tell you to do something different than what you are doing. Find what works for you and your animal and do it that way. He's only a snake, he's doesn't hold grudges or think of ways to hurt you when you are not around.... Give it some time, the two of you will become fast friends.
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