I have never been bitten, but I have only been around snakes for about 5 months now. My GF has a 9 year old normal male, and I think I would have to bathe in rodents for him to even consider biting me. My young BP took a strike at me when I first got him, but it was my fault. He was in the back corner of the tank in a nervous/defensive position, and I was moving stuff around in his cage. I got to close and he snapped. He does the same thing now every once in a wile, but I always pay attention to him now and I never make quick movements around him when he is in his cage. I only move stuff around when he is hiding.