Anything a person can do to gain the confidence and trust of their pet snake in my opinion is a good thing.
Some people are of the belief, "You should not get close to the snake's head" or "You should never touch the snake's head" etc....
But I rub the top of my snake's head, and I rub under his chin, and he will actually stretch his head out as if to say, "More Please." He doesn't mind it at all.
And as far as booping snoots - LOL, we actually play a game together. I'll hold him with his nose close to my nose and wait for him to flick his tongue. When he does, I touch my nose to his. Then move him back a bit and wait for another tongue flick. This can go on for several minutes, of him flicking his tongue and me booping his snoot with mine.
Again he doesn't mind it at all, it's just a silly game we play, which has helped him get used to my face being close to his, and having his head touched.
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