Quote Originally Posted by lafasta View Post
Just curious as well, has anyone here ever had a snappy baby turn out to be a calm non-snappy adult? I know each snake has their own personality, but just wondering how often the snappiness is grown out of.
Yes most do grow out of it eventually with time and patient handling.

Also remember if the snake does bite you, don't put it away immediately as you will be rewarding it for striking.

Finally, while ball pythons are often recommended for new snake keepers because they are docile, 1) that usually applies to older, settled critters, not to defensive babies, and 2) if their husbandry isn't on point they stop eating or can get sick easily. So I don't recommend them for someone who has never had a snake before.