It was literally the tamest snake I had ever seen. Dozens if not hundreds of people holding it all day and it wasn't head shy whatsoever, but I'm the same way, my girlfriend was more excited about holding it than I was which blew my mind. I love snakes, but that was my first opportunity to ever hold a Burm or larger and I still just had that instinctual fear in me for a few seconds before I manned up.