It seems to depend on the snake for me. Babies I won't handle for 24-48 hours depending on how stressed they get with handling. For example, I have 2 fires right now that stress out with handling, are having to be tube fed (hope that ends soon) and are very flighty. I leave them for a full 3 days after feedings to ensure they don't regurge anything.
On the other hand, my adults don't mind being handled before, during, and after feeding, especially Flurry. He thinks people are heating rocks made to keep snakes comfortable and fights me when I go to put him back in his cage though he'll happily stay curled inside my shirt or around my neck. The only reason I don't mind handling the adults so soon after though is because I've never had them regurge and they are what I like to call bomb-proof. Nothing bothers them so they don't get stressed out through handling. I've also had them both for 10 years and know their personalities inside and out. With a newer snake whose temperament I was unsure of, I wouldn't attempt anything like that.
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