POLL: Have you been bit by a BP?

just the other day as matter of fact. my pastel male missed the rat and got my finger. and yes i was using tongs lol. it was dark in the room so i guess its understandable.

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Only once for me, and I've had my female BP over 5 yrs. It was years ago and I didn't even notice she had bit me till I looked down at my arm and saw blood, lol. I wasn't paying attention to her and she was trying to let me know she wasn't happy about it.

I have 6 Balls now and have not been bitten yet. The closest I came was when one of my het Piebald girls got loose and was being tormented by the cat under the bed. She was striking at anything that moved. I covered her and she calmed right down. Both her and the other het Piebald I got from Adam at 8 Ball Pythons like to hiss when I go to pick them up, but I have been able to handle them both without any bites. I'm sure my day is coming.

My adult female missed the rat and WHAM! Started constricting my hand. I bled a "little" (Well thats what I told my mom so she wouldn't go all crazy and into a fear mode of my snakes) It hurt kinda but not too much. I had to run her under warm water and she just let go.

just today, i went to pick her up and bam!!! 3x on my habd and once on my wrist, felt like pin pricks but sure bled a lot

stupid me went to go pick up another python after the 1st one ate so my hand had the mouse smell to it and wam!! lol

I havent been bit yet but dodge quite a few strikes........even last nite my wife was like you want me to slide his tub in i said no.........i knew he was still hungry after feeding ........cause he sniffed at the feeding tank where my other one was feeding well while smelling like mice still i walked passed my tubs and he sensed my heat at struck twards me and my wife jumped LOL...........i explained to her S.F.E stupid feeding errors muahahahaha

not yet...

but im sure its coming.

i have only ever been bitten by 1 snake, twice!

my red tail boa bit me inside my mouth some how when it was around 4ft in legnth, JFYI, i was NOT doing anything weird to be bitten in my mouth lol, i was just holding him round my neck like i always did and i was talking to my mother, JUST after eating a chicken Kebab!! tasty breath? lol

i thought that was quite sore, but then when the boa was around the 12ft mark! BAM! bit my hand and that HURT! dunno if his teeth sunk slightly in to my bones or something coz i could feel a slight aching pain in it for around 3 months or so.

other than them 2 times, thats it.

Got tagged in a feeding accident.

Was waving the PKed mouse by the tail and Achilles (my ball python) tagged the fleshy part of my palm.

I swear....when snakes strike in self defense, they're accurate shots. DUring feeding, even a sniper scope and a laser sight combined won't help them. Hehehehe

Never, but I am both confident (sure of myself) and cautious when handling snakes. Even the most docile snake is still an animal which could bite. Common sense goes a long way, here.

I do have some snippy ones, and my (usually not snippy) albino male snapped at me last week, but he missed ;) Caught me off guard big time! I am leaving him alone now.

I am very careful when I handle Luna, Booker, and Stacy- they are my snappers. Luna is established and is still a witch. Stacy and Booker are new and probably just nervous.

I also have two big girls who are not above hissing at me randomly. Neither has ever struck. I just call them my drama queens.

I'm assuming some day I will get bit. I handle the aggressive ones, and I am the primary care giver for all of them. It's bound to happen, but I'd rather avoid it :)

I am far FAR more afraid of the rodents than the snakes.