balls are very chill snakes too so you dont have much to worry about either way. other types if snakes... especially larger ones.. you might consider hook training. you still feed the snake in its tank but when you feed you dont touch it on its head with a hook... just drop the food in... when you want to handle your snake. you let it know by applying the hook toward the back side of its head. just a kind on warning that your going in its tank.