My husband’s red-tailed boa is a sweetheart, but the S posture did take some getting used to. I’ve seen a couple posters of different boa morphs, and they’re all shown S-ed up. Between that and handling husband’s boy we’ve learned that it’s a boa thing, not like a BP that’s getting ready to strike. But we got to learn that with a baby! I’d probably be intimidated by a big boy with a bad reputation, too.
Since he hasn’t bitten you, only investigated, it sounds like you’re on the right track and getting used to each other.
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