ive never been bitten due to the result of a mistaken feeding response. I did used to feed outside the enclosure, i no longer do and have not for some time.

Every time i've been bitten (4 or 5 times) i KNEW i was going to be bitten and kept messing with the animals anyway. A few baby BPs tagged me during the KPB book shoots (and i had to handle them and keep handling them because i needed them to stay on the table where they were safe and in my range of view). They didn't like me messing with them. I heard hissing and just took the bite anyway.

The other times i've been bitten or stuck at was while handling some nervous animals at snows (corns, carpets, etc).

And the final time was not a mistaken feeding response, it was a fear responce. One big girl I had could not stand the scent of my cats and she would take that out on me, I assume because I was the immediate threat. As soon as this snake was rehomed, she did a 180 degree personality change and is back to being a sweet, docile bp. I also had a carpet python who would do something similar. That animal was also rehomed and the behavior has stopped completely.

With any of my other snakes or geckos (10 total), I can pick up my cats, let them walk on my head, etc. and then get any of those reptiles and I won't get bitten for having cat scent on me. Snakes are all individuals.