Show confidence! Even if your faking it, handling your snake like your in control and not afraid will eventually become real confidence. When you start acting afraid and jumpy that's when you may entice your snake to take a lunge at you. Also I'm not a hue fan of putting Bps around my neck, they like to double wrap, and even if they are not trying to constrict they can get startled and tighten up. It doesn't take much to cut off circulation in the carotid artery and that can put you to sleep fast.