I guess it depends on what you want... None of my snakes are to the point that they will strike at me when being handled, but not every snake really seems to like it, either. My snakes are more for breeding potential and to look at than as pets I "play" with. That being said, I do take them out occasionally aside from cleaning. Sometimes I just want to hold one and sometimes I want to take a few pics, but that's pretty much the extent of it, and I don't have a problem with it, and they don't seem to either.