People build up what getting bit is like in there mind and to be honest I'd rather get bit by a Ball Python than a rat, dog or cat any day of the week. The thing that gets most people so worried is the strike, they feel like they wont have time to react and to be honest you don't, and its a good thing.. the ones I hate are the ones you know are coming, when a 1500 gram snakes is lifting its body off the ground 18 inches with its mouth open you just know it's coming.. It's why I don't like Texas rat snakes, those things bite just because they have teeth.