my baby biak is like a puppy. i handle her every couple days and she's never struck at me. it takes me a few minutes to take her off the perch usually, you cant just reach in, grab them and pull them out like you can with a ball python. i have to be gentle and let her come off the perch. she can be a little flighty but shes never tried to bite. awesome snake though and im glad i dont have a nasty one. i got her quite young though and have been handling her since the day i got her although that seems to go against some general advice on these boards.