In my experience, most general reptiles simply tolerate being handled.
That being said, there are certain individuals (because each animal has its own personality) that I've personally owned that really do seem to like coming out of the cage to be handled. I used to have a super dwarf reticulated python that would literally crawl out of the tub and onto my arm (and I had to fight with him to get him back in at the end of the handling session). Then I had another, older super dwarf retic who was a holy terror to get out of the cage.
Reptiles aren't domesticated like a dog is, so usually their default is to simply tolerate being handled at best, but you do get some with more fearless personalities, which are going to be the most likely to "want" to come out. It's all pure chance.
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