All young snakes have a higher potential for being bitey. In the wild eating is very important so bite first ask questions later. They calm down with time.
I have a male het pied who was an a hole. He calmed in the first 6 months although he still holds himself very rigid.

"When handling animals be confident and deliberate". Snail to elephant doesn't matter. Got that piece of advice from one of the crew members of mutual of omahas wild kingdom.