How can I overcome my fear of being bitten by snakes..

[CoolioTiffany]

Well, it's not a fear exactly, but I sure do hate it. I've been bitten 5 times, and in all of those 5 times, I gasp and pull back my hand as fast as I can. All times I have been bitten, never once had it been painful. The most pain I got out of it was feeling similar to a quick pinch. And strangely, the bites have been on both of my index fingers on both hands and no where else. How can I not become scared of being bitten? I don't want to gasp, or anything, I just want to know how to control that. I see in MANY videos people are calm when they get bitten.. so I'm jealous of that lol. I have a mean King snake and he always tries to bite me. He's bitten me 3 times. I'm calm when he strikes at me.. but I'm not calm when one of my other snakes strike at a food item, so I jump a little. So, what do I do? I feel so weak lol.

[pavlovk1025]

Just chilllll. Its not unnatural to jump and gasp at an unexpected bite. It happens, and youve been bit so you know it doesnt hurt. Or offer your hand up for sacrifice and get bit over and over and over again till you dont care anymore.

[kitsunex]

i don't think its something you can get over, its instinct. you can't really get rid of something that is in your DNA.

i remember this story about a bar that had a rattlesnake in a glass jar. For a buck you'd hold onto the jar and when the snake would strike, if you didn't pull your hand away, you got $2 back. the jar was super thick, so there wasn't a chance of actually getting bit. Everyone always ended up jerking their hand back and lost their money. Yeah the brain says that you are safe, but instinct doesn't care about logic.

[CoolioTiffany]

Just chilllll. Its not unnatural to jump and gasp at an unexpected bite. It happens, and youve been bit so you know it doesnt hurt. Or offer your hand up for sacrifice and get bit over and over and over again till you dont care anymore.

Well, I do have a King snake that will bite ANYTHING that's in front of his face. I guess I'll try it with him.. my mom is going to think I'm crazy lol.

[pavlovk1025]

You are.

[CoolioTiffany]

Lol ya I guess so. My family is already calling me crazy because I own "too many" snakes. But I can't help it.. they are all so adorable

[pavlovk1025]

My mom was talking a bunch of garbage about my hobby and then I showed her a picture of a BEL and she was like, Ok, they might be kinda cool. Score 1 for this guy!

[CoolioTiffany]

Lol that funny
My mom tells me she buys me too many snakes, but she ends up getting one for herself (the Corn snake) and that's just another snake I have to take care of.. She doesn't handle it because she doesnt want to get bitten. Now, if she doesn't handle it, and it gets aggressive, and she tries to handle it.. well.. there's her first snake bite lol. She leaves me to take care of it: Clean the enclosure, clean the water dish, handle it, feed it, do what I do with MY snakes. She doesn't even change the mean King snake's water dish because he's mean and again, she doesn't want to get bit. Gosh.. the things I have to do lol.

[pavlovk1025]

Well if shes buying them then thats kind of how you pay her back lol. Dont let her get bit! I had a corn snake once, I renamed him within a month of having him to an obscenity because he would always strike at me.

[Denial]

get bitten by a green anaconda and youll never pull your hand back again I promise!