Should I get x-rays or something?

This is kinda sorta off topic, but I say you let her tag you once. If you've never been tagged before, you'd be surprised how it doesn't hurt like... at all. The shock/surprise of them getting you is the worst part, honestly. Haha.
My mom used to be TERRIFIED of snakes. She was one of those people who thought they all had fangs and were venomous and could all kill you. Yeah, one of those people. Then my dad told her that he'd give her $100 if he let a little baby corn snake bite her. She was like, "THAT'S IT?" Needless to say, she's not afraid of them anymore. ;)
Then again, this also depends on how big she is. Obviously, a baby snake biting you is going to feel a bit different than a 5 foot snake biting you. :rolleyes:

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The water bowl is right next to the door of the cage for easy removal and replacement. It's an AP cage with sliding glass. She was half out of the cage when I was trying to grip her, and so only about a third of her made it into the cage. Absolutely this was my fault, though, as I was as freaked out when she shot off and totally butterfingered it. Basically, only the front of her made it into the water bowl and the rest shot out of my hand, slapped into the side of the cage, and flopped onto the floor.

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Ah that makes more sense. My boa always spazzes out when I put her back in her cage as well (It's also an AP) Just try to get some more confidence when handling her. The worst you'll get is a bite and bites really don't hurt but it's hard to tell your brain that when things start squirming, it's usually the strike that scares the crap out of me. Snakes very much feed off of how nervous the person handling them is, the more you can relax the easier it will be for the both of you.

Good luck and I hope she's alright. My guess is she is though.

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Originally Posted by Konotashi

This is kinda sorta off topic, but I say you let her tag you once. If you've never been tagged before, you'd be surprised how it doesn't hurt like... at all. The shock/surprise of them getting you is the worst part, honestly. Haha.

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I had thought about but I think it would just stress the snake out. It will happen if it happens.

Seriously, I can't thank everybody enough for all the positive helpful, or even funny responses to this. You've all helped me calm down a lot about something that I was probably unduly stressing over. And I really appreciate that! This snake represents most of my disposable income (ability to have fun where I live, haha) for the next year or so. So if I injured her being a klutz, I couldn't forgive myself.

I haven't touched her yet since the drop but I've observed her moving around and behaving normally and she looks fine. As stated above, today is a feeding day so I didn't want to add further stress. If she eats fine and continues behaving the same (and I don't notice anything weird when I next try to handle her on Sunday) then I'll assume she's alright.

Again, THANKS!!

Ditch the glove, stay calm, don't make jerky motions, and don't wave things around right in front of their nose. You won't get bit.