Depends on the snake. My snakes all tolerate handling every other day if i had the time. They really care less either way or they havent shown any adverse effects. My retic seems to actually like attention but not really being carried around. He will come to the front of the cage and sit next to me while i pet him for 30 mins or so. I generally get bored of standing there petting him before he gets bored of me and wanders off to the back of the cage or somewhere else in the cage other than next to me. If i get bored first and leave, he will usually hang down the cage stack and go to the floor and explore around. I know this is the BP section but here is a pic of Caesar soaking up some petting 'love' lol. And yes, i know he has a big head haha. Bottom line is it really depends on the snake. If your snake is tensing up when you hold him, then i would probably put him back as tensing up is a sign of stress.
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