Do they like to be handled

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I don't mind getting him out to clean his house, but I am still a little freaked out when it comes to just holding him. Do they enjoy being held? Is it something they benefit from? He is very docile and seems to not mind being held for short periods. Is it wrong that I don't get him out and just hold him more than a couple times a week, for a few minutes?

No, it's not wrong to only handle him a little bit. Some snakes tolerate handling better than others. I have a few that very obviously don't like to be handled - at all - so they only time they get touched is when the enclosure needs cleaning. Others will pop out of the tub or enclosure and start crawling up my arm, or in the case of one retic female, over one shoulder and into my hair.