Quote Originally Posted by Eric Alan View Post
It's definitely something else - it's a snake!

In all seriousness, you have a pet ball python, not a puppy. Some will seem to "warm up to you", while others will never be comfortable with you. The best you can hope for is to eventually break the "my person won't eat me" barrier. Expecting much more than that is setting the bar too high IMO.
I know I don't have a puppy but I have handled plenty of other ball pythons that have been very relaxed while I handled them.