My husband was nervous about being bitten, but not really bad. Then his big girl got him.

It was really weird, she didn't strike, she just opened her mouth slowly and then closed it over his wrist. You couldn't even see the mark by the next day.

But sine then, he is terrified of even a hatchling strike. It's so sad. Little bitty thing can't even open it's mouth wide enough to bite you, but if it snaps a little, he freaks out and won't come near it. Worse than that, he's afraid I'm going to get bitten.

Me ? I got tagged once. You needed a magnifying glass to see the blood, and I quit being scared. One of our hatchlings got me, made me bleed a bit. I just started laughing and couldn't stop. This sweet little thing, scared out of his mind, and going to show big, bad me who was boss. It just cracked me up. I'm not in the least bit scared of being bitten by a ball, they just don't do that much damage. I've had a pet BIRD do worse! And don't get me started on kittens.

Gale