Are these signs of stress while handling my snake?

[tttaylorrr]

every time you handle the snake, the snake will get a bit stressed; the longer you handle, the higher the stress level will raise. a beep constantly moving is a beep trying to get away, aka they don't want to be there, aka they're stressed.

a little stress is not bad; constant and regular stress is.

this also depends on the animal. out of my 6 beeps, i have one (Spaghetti, ~2yo Coral Glow female) that does NOT enjoy handling, and a new addition (Sweetness, hatchling CG male) that seems easily stressed by it. neither bite or posture to, and the young one is a hissy lil thing, but it's obvious they're not comfortable. my oldest male (Yellow, 3.5yo Albino male) i can easily handle for 30min or more, but i don't, as i understand that his needs are important too.

i only handle my beeps for ~20 max, as that's when i can usually start seeing obvious stress signals: prolonged tongue flicks, constant moving around, trying to get away from me.

next time you handle, start paying very close attention to the body language and try to learn what the snake is saying. you'll get better at it, and learn when to call it quits.