Taming a colubrid - more or less handling?

It all depends on THE SNAKE. You'll hear people preach "less is more" or "more is less" but it Is up to the certain snake. The few king snakes I worked with seemed to be okay with being held 2 to 4 times a week, for a little bit at a time. I'd say to start small.. maybe 2 to 3 times a week after giving him a week or two, maybe even a month to adjust to his new home. After thag hold him Maybe 10 minutes a day. He should become tame using this method. Also as a side note, remember some snakes just stay skittish. We have a 4 year old female ball, who used to strike and bite frequently, after 8 months though she's calmed down, she still strikes And hisses some times, but it's just part of owning any snake. Good luck with yours

You should tame them as you would with any other snakes you've had, remember let them settle in for a week or two then you can start handling them and always make sure the enclosure is secure as these snakes are really good at being known as one of the best escape artist in the reptile world, they will try to figure how to get out of the cage non-stop until you fix the problem, but yeah handle them more often in order to keep them tamed, babies may be nippy, but with frequent handling they'll get use to it overtime. Good Luck!