Well my big girl is 13 lbs and about 6.5'. She does look at my hand when i pick her up but I've also had her for 5 years so i know she wont bite me. My 7' retic does the same when i'm petting him. He even will put his head on my arm or lay next to my hand. I've had him just over a year and he has never tried to bite me. Actually pretty much all my snakes look at my hand when i touch them with it. I think they are just seeing who/what it is touching them. once they see/smell its my hand they either turn and go the other way if they dont want to come out or they come forward towards me if they want to come out. Personally I think if you worry about getting bit too much, you WILL get bit. Just got to go for it and pick them up. From what i have noticed with my snakes over the years is that if i seem nervous with them, especially the new snakes, they seem to be nervous too. When i got Caesar my retic, i was kind of scared to get bit and i could really tell that made him nervous too as he was kind of leary about getting close to me. But now after over a year, i just reach in and pet him and he just comes out and greets me at the door and sits on my arm or lays down under my arm while i pet him. But he is a lush and a total attention hog lol. My advice is just go for it and show the snake who is boss!! Worst case you get bit and honestly it doesnt really hurt too much. My almost 6' sunglow bit me when my hand smelled like a rat. It bled a lot and left a nice bruise but that was it.
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