I would suggest that you not get a hatchling at first as they tend to be more nippy than older critters. To a baby snake you are a great big Godzilla-monster that will gobble it up, so they are more likely to strike out in defense. If you react the wrong way you could end up inadvertently hurting the baby. Most people at least jump when they get nipped, and it takes a lot of conditioning to not jerk back when it happens.
Either keep handling the adult critters available to you, or if you must get your own snake, look around for an established older animal in need of rehoming that has learned that people won't hurt it.
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