The ones with rubbed noses are usually wild caught..this one was captive bred by a guy I know well,hence why it is so calm.Yes he will be a big snake but no stranger to them so well prepared for it.
I've always loved retics, however, the liability they become has steered me away from owning them. I have a bunch of breeder buddies that love and hate them in the same breath. You've got a nice one there!
Thankyou..they are stunning snakes and highly intelligent too.There are quite a few CB ones around in the Uk now and its a shame they have such a bad rep as Cb specimens can be very tractable.It goes without saying that with any large constrictor you have to know what you are doing but there seems to be a certain stereotype that people associate retics with..most of it is based on wild caught animals which are very nasty and unpredictable and I for one would not own one but it seems cb are a different ball game.