Green Tree Python, My girlfriend just picked up a young GTP, and Its an interesting little guy, the one who was handling it at the store was able to check the little guys eyes and mouth for mites and even present its teeth without the snake caring much at all. However after bringing it all of the way home, It was scared, poor little guy snagged me.

=D My first bite! ^_^;; didn't hurt much at all, but i can say for sure ive still not stopped trembling, lots of blood, man those teeth are sharp.

Thing is, the little guy has mites, the guy at the store informed me of this, and told me of how it was alot worse 2 weeks ago and he's been hand picking them off of them and using some kind of oil spray too? maybe i heard that wrong. But he did state that it was really an annoying thing to try and get rid of.

So my question is this,

The beast doesnt seem to be to wild. and just scared, but is there anything you guys can tell me what you do to prepare yourself for an expected bite? I just don't like shaking as I approach it.

and most importantly. Mites. Advice?