So, I fed Dave three mice less than a week ago, and handle him regularly. I had some friends over, and one asked to hold him. I took Dave out first and held him for a few minutes, then handed him over to my friend. She draped him over one of her arms, and then had let go of him with her other hand. He put his face near her arm that he was draped over, and I thought he was going to smell her, but instead her BIT her! It was not a strike. He didn't coil back and strike at all - he was totally relaxed, and then just bit her and held on. As soon as I grabbed him, he let go of her. When she draped him over her arm, I was getting ready to tell her that she should use two hands to support him, because I know that is how to hold a snake. Is it possible that he bit her because he was trying to hold on and did not feel supported enough? He was not behaving aggressively at all - it REALLY shocked me. I have a 7yr old daughter who I allow to hold Dave all the time (with my direct supervision). I would really like some thoughts on why he bit her, so that I can prevent it in the future, or so that I can know if I need to stop allowing my daughter to hold our snake.

Any thoughts? Thanks so much for any feedback.

~DaveIsMySnake