Welcome to the wonderful world of Aspidites! I keep black headed pythons but reckon they're similar enough in habits to offer some advice. These critters are largely led by their stomachs so when they get the hunger bug, you best be on your toes! Sticking to a regular feeding schedule could help yours drop the idea of eating human sooner rather than later. Mine are pretty good at sniffing out food and chill enough the rest of the time so I don't really follow a strict routine anymore. I have noticed mine going through a super feeding phase once they hit about 1 year in age. They basically become food crazed, ready to tackle anything they believe can be shoved down their gullet - and that's everything. They naturally seem to grow out of this behavior at around year 2, when they're getting pretty close to their adult size. If you just have the 1 and want it to be a good handler, I'd treat it like a king snake and just handle frequently between feeding days. He should get the idea sooner or later that you're not on the menu. As for the nervousness about getting bit, just think what it would be like when he's an adult and let that be motivation to take your licks when they're still relatively painless.