Did I get lucky with my BP or are most of them like this?

[Craiga 01453]

The lack of experience is a good point! My judgement only exists based on her previous self and her actions, and watching her progression. I notice little things like how relaxed her muscles are on my hand, how when she was seemingly tense her tongue would come out much less often if not at all and when exploring she would keep her head off of and away from my hand. Now her muscles are always relaxed and her tongue is always picking up stuff and she will lay her head on me as she crawls and even nuzzle and nudge her face between my fingers to the point where I know all too well what her eyeballs feel like hahah. But that progression is my only experience and the only thing I have to go off of. Most times I hold her for fifteen to twenty and admire her and let her crawl around my bed. Here and there’s I watch a movie or an episode or two of a show and just let her explore with me and she’ll curl up and rest her head on my hand and - what I interpret as - relax and hang out. But I will most definitely be more aware of my interactions with her. I just love her so much.

And on another positive note, my cat and my snake couldn’t seem to give any less of a :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: about each other than they already do. The most important part being my cat’s indifference. He truly doesn’t even acknowledge her existence. It’s very comforting haha.

Thanks for your reply, it shows you care and are willing to learn and adjust. Just limit your handling sessions to a few a week and 30 minutes TOPS. Otherwise you may be stressing the snake without really being able to see it. Another thing to consider is that your house probably doesn't have the same temp and humidity requirements that BPs rely on inside their enclosures. This could lead to illnesses. Even for experienced keepers it can be tough to see illnesses develop, snakes are very good at hiding them until it's too late. Better to put the snakes well being ahead of our desires to handle them

Also, you mentioned the cat...are the two in the same room while your snake is out??
If so, you're flirting with disaster. It's just simply not worth the risk. Things can go really wrong, really quick. It only takes a split second for one to spook the other and lash out, then who knows what could happen....better not to find out the hard way. When my snakes are out, the cat is in another room. Snakes and other animals don't mix, period.