POLL: Have you been bit by a BP?

[FireStorm]

Most of my bites have been my big breeder girls...one in particular is very cranky. Especially when she's gravid...can't even open her tub without a strike.

[Jonas@Balls2TheWall]

Never been bitten by a BP. Most of mine are pretty mellow, except this little pewter I aquired recently. I predict he will grow out of it though. We'll see if I have to change my vote in the next couple months. Lol

[steveboos]

Never been bit, but i know how to approach even nippy ones and don't let it get to me. Now other species of snakes i've been bit by, but never a Ball Python.

[ru8fru]

Ive been bit once but I was looking away when It happen, and its almost as if he grazed me. Looked more like a scratch and just bled at the surface.

Im not exactly sure but I dont think its like 2 needle hole bite mark when they do get ya?

I actually got "struck at" by my 100% het pied male yesterday. He is over 1200 grams, was holding him by the tail showing his markers to a freind and ding, he struck me right in the belt haha

[Stubean15]

ive never been bit but im freaked out by the possibility only because mine is not only my first but he has been held like twice in the last 3 months (previous owner) and hes in a shed ive picked him up to clean the cage when i got him.. i just want him to hurry up and do it lol cus i get really nervous.. but ive held other snakes hundreds of times without any nervousness idk what it is but i want to get it over with cus i at least feel like its inevitable lol

[MarkS]

I'm still looking for the button that says 'Hundreds of times'

[Dundee]

Ive been bite by a baby ball i had it doesnt really hurt i got bite by a baby blood python getting his food out he "suposably" showed no intrest in. i just picked him up n laugh n acted like nothing happened. it just caught my off guard. What got me leary for a long time was getting tagged by a 8 1/2ft 30-40lb female boa i had caught me on the fingers and that hurt big time. made me mad more than anything but it hurt bad and digging a tooth or 2 out of my fingers. Ive got bite by a 5 1/2 boa that was never handled nailed me 2wice he was unpredictable. but to when you get back you sit back and think on it you learn where you made your mistake at. Im still aware that when my bps hiss at me they could bite and even being hissy i be gentle with them pick them up and after a min or 2 there fine they want to go explore. all times i have been tagged and look back on it was always my fault. My adult boa now when she acts funny and wants her space i give it to her, and handle her later on when shes settled down. There nothing like a dog or cat a snake will put you in check real quick if you over do it. now i take extra precations if im dealing with larger snake thats mood i might wear a light jacket that way i dont get tagged to the full extent.

[Lolo76]

I'm still looking for the button that says 'Hundreds of times'

LOL... I'm sure I'll get to that point eventually! When I first voted on this poll, my answer was "not yet" - and now I'm up to 5 bites in 2 years. Only three of those were ball pythons, while the the others were from corn snakes. None of them were anything to write home about, and my cat has done worse damage to me.

[smoffler]

Anyone that has not been bit yet come to my house I've got a new guy named damein that will rock your world lol

sent by two homing pigeons!!

[Camarokidz28]

Bit? No. Struck at? Yes, but not by a BP.

Have a RTB and a normal BP that I've had for about 4-6 weeks. They are both 3-4 months old and neither have struck at me, yet.

On the other hand, I did catch a southern black racer outside my house and that was one angry little dude constantly striking defensively.