POLL: Have you been bit by a BP?

[HypoPita]

I've owned my snakes, the oldest two the longest, for less than a year. I have never been bitten by any of them. I HAVE gotten struck AT, but they didn't hit their mark. The first time was my male...it wasn't too long after we got him...and he was scared, and really pissy. I had my hand in the tank for whatever reason. Probobally putting back his water. He's never struck since.

My girlfriends baby spider struck at his hide that I was holding... It threw me off, because he is the most friendly of the four.

They dont even strike when I do something stupid....like strain and then eat a tuna sandwich..and then take em out and let them hang out on my shoulders. I didn't realize what I was doing untill I had Cleo up on my shoulder..and went hmm...wait a second...I just ate tuna.....dont people scent rats with tuna to make them more appealing? She didnt strike at all though, I really wouldn't care if she did. It's life.

I'm sure I'll get tagged eventually.

[JamieLynn]

I have not yet been bitten by a bp. On the other hand I have been bitten by many, many rodents of all kinds. I had one vey moody hairless rat that after she had a litter would not let anyone near the cage, this included reaching through the bars to bite any hand that came near, most of the times she got me were small bites that only bleed for a day, but she got my husband one good one that was bleeding for 3 days. But name a rodent and it has bitten me, never been caught by a snake, almost by a wild bull snake, stopped my car to move it off the road, and it was mad.
But one day I know one will get me, I plan on getting more balls as soon as I have more space for them.

[JKExotics]

I was bit once years ago when I first got into herping, it wasn't a small snake either it was a 2000+ gram adult female (it was completely my fault). Funny thing is it didn't hurt, yet my wife's little toy chihuahua bite left me with thumb pains that I still suffer to this day, and she bit me over a year and a half ago. Little brat!

[dizzy]

I've never been bit yet.

We'll see if that doesn't maybe change soon as later today I'm inheriting an adult or sub-adult female bp that's apparently been abused.

[SGExotics]

lol, i have a big female whose over 1600 grams, and i went in to take her out to change the newsprint i have her on and she got me good lol Its good to get bit every once in a while, it gets the adrenanline going

[nova2door]

i have been bit 2 or 3 times by adults but it was my fault
my friend has 2 yearlings that will try to bite you if you look it them.
he just got them in a trade and i don't think they were handled much. the only good thing about them is they are het albino

[Kay-tee-ess]

I was feeding my BP while she was in shed, she must have smelled the mouse (F/T) and she struck at the nearest moving thing, which happened to be my hand. Hardly even felt the bite, only drew a bit of blood. Had a bit of infection afterwards but anitibiotics sorted that out!
That was my very un-interesting bite story

[escomaya]

I have 6 ball pythons now, got my 1st one 9 months ago, Ive been bit 2-3 times,

the 1st time, I fed my BP in a separate cardboard box for the 1st time, when i went to take him out to put him in his tank he struck at me, scared .... out of me, I laughed cause it was a love tap,had my heart pumping tho, of how fast he did it LMAO

2nd time, was within the 1st 5 mins of bring one home, he just had no clue and was scared of everythging going on, light cat scratch

now i say 2-3 because i dont know if this counts, funny story
I got a 2 year old BP from a friend, it was the 1st time handling her, I put her on my lap and continued playin some video games, 5 mins later i realized she was up my arm sleeve holding on to my armpit, trying to swallow my armpit, hurt pulling the little sucker off just pulled a few hairs, must have liked my deoderant

From what I learned babies are the ones to strike not knowing if your a harm to them or not

[iCandiBallPythons]

I got hit by one on my way to work the other morning

[stevs102]

Only been bit once; that was before I knew that a BP can go from sleeping to attacking prey in a split second (got to love the creautre's design).

I was cleaning the glass on the tank and I am 99% sure he was sleeping, anyways I got near him and he went from coiled and not moving to sniping at my finger. I picked him up right after that and he was just as loving as always.