This is a docile species, non-aggressive, that apparently NEVER bites (I assume anything is possible, but every resource I've found said that they just don't do it). However, they're not too fond of over-handling, especially at first. Apparently they can get used to it, with time, but it's best to leave them alone as much as possible for the first several months to a year. (And of course, as with all snakes, they should not be handled at all during their first week or so in their new terrarium, so they can acclimatize undisturbed.)