Ok, I’ve been keeping carpets for 20 years. I’ve had more than 50 different carpets over the years and currently have 24 in the collection. I have yet to meet the unhandle-able carpet. Almost all of them are quite nippy as youngsters. And some have kept this nippy period up to two years in age. I don’t handle my snakes even close to 2-3 times a week. Having said that, I have found that almost all will take the occasional shot at me throughout their lives. Of course, I’ve learned to read them pretty well and rarely get tagged. I always approach them carefully and look for signs that today is the day that I will get bit just for fun. So, I believe carpets of all kinds to be completely handle-able. But, if you want a snake that will never ever strike at you, a carpet probably won’t work for you.
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