How long to get out of snappy stage???

[petpoor]

Just got me 1.2 IJ's yesterday and boy is one of them extremely snappy, nailed me quite a few times, good thing they are tiny at the moment. I am wondering what experiences anyone has with them and if I handle regularly how long should it take before it starts to settle down or will they EVER settle down???
Thanks,
Tom

[Darren Hamill]

Tom,

I've found that most Irians will calm within their first year of age. I had a pair that were snappy for some time and then seemed to stop once they finally realised that I'm not food! :) These pythons really are great to work with.

Give it some time and handle them a couple of times a week and they'll get used to you. It's better to get them used to you while they're small rather than adults.