My snake bit me for the first time today...and I feel soooo bad now.
It was completely my fault. I had left a mouse in her tank for a while and she hadn't eaten it so I went to grab it so I could freeze it (it was P/K and I didn't want to waste it) and when I went to reach for it I noticed too late that she was actually in a strike position and well, she went for the flashy part of my thumb. I jumped because I wasn't expecting it and reflexively yanked my hand back.
I ended up doing it so fast that she like flew out of her tank and fell to the floor between my dresser and bed. My roommate heard me yell and came to help me so we were able to pick her up again before she got stuck anywhere or went too far but I feel horrible now. When he handed her to me I checked her over, took off the couple of doggy hairs that had gotten stuck on her and she looked fine (physically) but I just got her to not stress so much when I hold her and what not and now I feel like a horrible owner.
I hope that she's okay and can learn to trust me again but I wouldn't blame her if she was like mentally scarred from this (she fell about 5/6 feet). I know better now at least