Quote Originally Posted by Keyboard Warrior View Post
See thats what I'm afraid of doing. I've done martial arts my whole life, so real fast jerky movements, provoke a bad response from me (ask a few gf's that have snuck up on me :p) Anyways, my hand jerks away everytime he makes those jerky movements. If he strikes or bites me, I'm afraid I will inadvertently hurt him by jerking him or throwing him.
Isn't one of the key parts of martial arts focused on bodily control and not jerky movements? :p kidding aside, just keep handling your snake and wear gloves if your scared.