and one more - personally i would say too that i have found wearing thick gloves, protective goggles, mask, etc has really helped in slowly getting my scrub where i would like them to be and in a safe way and it is my hope that overtime i can subtract things and just free handle - all my other snakes I’ve gotten to a point where I can reach down, grab them, touch their head, etc with no problems or jerking, etc - not there with a my scrub quite yet but we’re getting there