Docile and tolerant of handling are the typical terms, but for the sake of your point, they do "tame down" with handling and age. The young boas can be extremely defensive because they are rather scared of the world. My coastal carpet python has bitten me 3 times. She's just a couple clicks over a year old. My BCI has bitten me once during a feeding mistake, but when he was younger, he'd strike out, I just never ended up in his path.
For the most part, BC's are an easy keep, but as mentioned they all have their individual traits. If you get one that is forever intolerant of human interaction, you'll have your hands full.
BCI boas tend to be more docile as a whole, and when I say BCI, I refer to the mainland Colombian BCI boas. The island BCI boas are somewhat irritable in general as they are smaller and have more predators, but again every snake has its own mojo.
BCC's are actually the "true red tails" BCI boa's are not supposed to be referred to as "red tails", and really, the term is more of a selling point than a descriptive term for any certain type.
I think the price for what you are looking at is excellent, and the boa is nice looking.
Go for it if you are prepared!
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