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

Getting over the bite isn't the hard part. You deal with snakes you will get bit end of story. The hard part to grow use to is the strike. I flinch almost every time unless I know and see it coming.

Getting bit doesn't hurt it stings and bleeds and you keep going..

Learn to read the snake. A king will butt you with his nose like he's sniffing you, then chew on you... I tend to say, "He's going to get me" and then sure enough... my most recent was a milksnake at the petstore. Big boy, got me... I just stood there and laughed! lol

What gets me is the sudden ones- when a ball strikes without any warning, I jump out of my skin. Never been tagged by a ball, though- mine have bad aim, and I am very careful, too. I use the snake hook, or I only pick up the nasty ones when they're in a ball without their heads visible.

The fun ones are the tubs that are eye level and you have a 2000 gram female have a go at your nose. Those will make you butt pucker.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

The fun ones are the tubs that are eye level and you have a 2000 gram female have a go at your nose. Those will make you butt pucker.

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I hope I don't look forward to a snake biting me on the nose lol. I've only been bit on both of my index fingers, every time. Kinda odd, but oh well.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

The fun ones are the tubs that are eye level and you have a 2000 gram female have a go at your nose. Those will make you butt pucker.

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Oh man that just happened to me on feeding day. I have one of my biggest girls at eye level and I was lowering the rat and she struck and missed and came right at my face. Funny thing though, their strike is super fast in the first like 10 inches but as they extend further and kinda of over shoot, they slow down a LOT and then theyre easy to dodge. If I was in the range of the beginning of the strike I wouldve been tagged for sure.

Just be careful..........I have my snakes together with my rats and when those tubs are opened they go insane due to the smell of rodents in there.I find it funny when thye strike cause i am so used to it.Only been bitten once or twice and barely drew blood.With my set-up I like that since the room is scented the feeding response is great.

I've learned how to read everyone of my snakes body language. Also I know all of their personalities. You just need to go slow and watch them. Bites from smaller snakes and grown adult BP's normally don't hurt. Feels like a bunch of little pricks for a second, sometimes you don't even notice it till you see the blood then you stand there like "I got bit?!" Bites happen and life goes on. Nothing to worry about that a little soap and water can't cure... unless you get a bite from a venomous hot.

I got a little Banana cal king that goes for my finger every time. :snake:

The strike is way more surprising than it hurts. I just avoid the whole thing and don't get bit lol. Kings will get you though, they are just fast.

I just always expect to be bitten, although it has only happened a few times except with my baby BRB, he likes to bite me if he is hungry or in a bad mood. One time caught me off guard and I pulled back, but other than that I try to expect a bite coming at me.

I think its really hard not to get scared when a snake strikes at ya, I have had my little guy for about a month now (he is a mean little stinker) it is getting a little easier for me to get him out but it is still scary when he tries to get me!!!