Congrats! Joe is a good friend and has nice animals!

Trackstrong yes chondros can have a nasty bite but rarely does anyone get bitten. Babies should never be handled prior to 12 months (due to their very fragile spines) so anytime you need to clean you simply just remove the perch with them still on it. We NEVER take babies off their perches. Same goes for adults. If you don't feel comfortable handling them you really don't ever need to...simply remove the perch with them on it although enclosures can be cleaned with the snake in them (the perk of arboreals!)

Almost all of our adults can be handled during the day with no problems but we always take the perch out of the enclosure before attempting to remove them from it. Don't let the stereotype of them being aggressive prevent you from possibly getting one someday they are not only beautiful but very rewarding to have.