LOL its the old addage 4 lbs of terror , lol .
He will get more comfortablewith being picked up but itsgoing to take time Not knowing everythingthat has happened to him inhis past , there may be agenuine fear of being dropped ,thrown or any of the other horrors ofprevious ownership . Biting is a defense , " I bite" " you put down " give himtime he will come around withlove and patience.