Love at First Bite

So, it finally happened. After 2+ years working with snakes, I got bit. The perpetrator was Mabel, my 5 foot, 2500 gram BP. This girl is always hungry. She will easily have 2 small rats in one sitting (& more if I let her), and she'll be looking for food again in a couple of days.

I don't know what happened exactly. I was cleaning her tub and holding her (like I always do), and then she just bit right into my forearm. She let go immediately after I ran her under the sink, though. Looked and felt like someone was pinching my skin really hard, but I hardly felt the teeth (there was quite a bit of blood, though). I'm kinda glad it's over with & now I know it's not that bad (especially a feed strike from a huge mama like this one. Could it get worse?). But my BF is a bit traumatized...lol. He was already scared of the snakes before...

They look like they'd hurt worse than they do, that is for sure! At least she didn't constrict or leave teeth in you. :) Tell your BF to man up. haha.

Oh, she was constricting alright, but I was pretty calm & I remembered that their teeth are fragile, so I waited until she let go on her own (which was pretty soon after I put my arm under the running water :D.

Lol...my bf just does not understand their behavior. He thought she was being aggressive, but she is one of the most docile snakes I have. She is just one hungry BP!

You did well with your first bite. By not pulling away, and getting the snake to release on it's own, you saved yourself and the snake a more traumatic experience.