Need more tips for making snake less afraid

[Malum Argenteum]

Your snake may simply turn out to be one that doesn't tolerate handling well (and that's all that's going on is bare toleration, although likely the mental stimulation is good for those specimens that need it for whatever reason). Certain species do have certain general behavior patterns, but there will be many exceptions.

It could be, though, that the snake is completely overwhelmed by all the stimuli. Reading back on your posts to get a feel for things, you've noticed (and got in the snake's face to investigate) more things about your snake in a couple months than I have in the 10+ years I've had mine. This isn't entirely a bad thing -- it is very good to be watchful. It just may be that the snake does not appreciate all the intrusion.

Most of my snakes (rosy boas, rainbow boas, kingsnakes) get handled every couple weeks, and for a few minutes, usually just as a wellness check. More often than that, or for a longer time period, makes them apparently uncomfortable. My rainbow fired a warning shot at me recently (only the second in the six or so years I've had him) when I took him to an expo as a show off animal -- too much stress.

If it is in a "display" sort of enclosure it might be suspected that there's a feeling of lack of security by the snake that is a compounding factor. I can't speak to BPs with much experience on this matter, but many other species really do seem to appreciate the security of a dark-ish, non-transparent enclosure (not to say that there aren't some downsides to tubs and such).

If this aspect is worth investigating, it would be useful to post photos of the enclosure (not links to Instagram, hopefully, for those of us who don't use it).