POLL: Have you been bit by a BP?

[nivek5225]

I only have one ball python and he got me a couple weeks after getting him. He was almost a year old. I was holding him and I think he bit me out of stress/being scared. It bled a little but really didnt hurt at all... just kinda scared me!

[p3titexburial]

Got bit last week so I guess you can cross me out on "never" to "once." Happened when I was thawing some mice (silly me, forgot it scents the room and puts an extremely gluttonous bp into feeding mode) and decided to do some spot cleaning, took my male out, set him on the floor next to me (I was sitting) while I went and cleared the poo, then as I got up to throw the poo away--BAM, got me right on my leg. Then he started coiling and was squeezing the heck out of the limb. Tried to untangle him first, didn't work, just held on tighter, then ran him under some water. I guess the need to breathe overrode his feeding response.

Wow, it didn't hurt so much as surprised me and was kind of annoying to remove.

Had a good run though, about a year before my BP bit me, cornsnake hasn't even tried yet and that's 3 years. =3

[Kryptonian]

since I replied to this nearly a year ago, I still get the occasional nippy baby, although my recent hatchlings are as sweet as pie. I get hissed at a lot. But now , over the summer, I rescued a young bp female from a home where she was left alone with live prey. She had the bite marks to proove it along with scalerot and retained eyecaps that were making her blind. she is completely healed up now and even feeds on f/t but she is fiesty. bites without warning all the time. oh well, cant blame her and its not so bad.

[Imabur.]

I've only had my BP for about a month be he hasn't even nipped at me a little and crawls on me without and issues.

[Quebah09]

I have only been bit once it was my fault because i had a mice scent on my hand got tagged on my middle finger lol

[Imabur.]

After reading most people comments, I'll be sure not to play with a mouse before handling my bp lol, seems that's one of the most common ways to get bit.

[Herptile]

Hi everyone, new guy here. And yes, I've been bitten by one of my babies. Number 6 was different from the start.

[AmandaRisher]

I have had my lil baby 2009 hatchling for about a month now. She was shipped all the way from CA to Arkansas, and she was still completely calm when I held her. Maybe she is just a really calm baby I dunno. She struck at me once, and that was because she was in shed and I didnt know it. I think I just scared her.

[SiscoReptiles]

I have been bitten by Ball Pythons a couple times over the years. They were my fault. One was worse than the other, to a point where I went to the ER and then was sent to a specialist to make sure there was no permanent damage.

Rick

[rawr_moose]

I dont know wether I should be counted as being bitten but what happened was I put my hand in my new bp's tank so i can get the water, I used one hand to steady myself and the other to grab the bowl. The hand that I was using to support myself apparently striked my snakes interest and she went over and proceeded to crawl all over my hand, smelling every inch of it. Then randomly she just opened her mouth slowly and then proceeded to like bit my hand. She didn't do it very hard and she didn't seem aggressive, it was kinda like hmm..... is this thing edible? kinda bite. It scared the poo outta me and I pulled out my hand very quickly, I thought that I startled her but she seemed to not care and just went about her business. Thinking about it now it was kind of funny!