So once when I was cleaning my hognose's tub I didn't follow the rules and I had some pinky mouse scent on my hand. He bit me, and I got him to let go pretty quickly. That was my bad, I knew I should've washed my hands but I didn't.

Fast forward to tonight, I just got back from vacation and had no mouse scent on me at all. I got into his tub to check for poop and change the water. He was posturing pretty bad and looked like he was hunting. So I tried to scoop him up so he'd know it wasn't feeding time. Anyways, he bit right between my fingers and really started gnawing. He drew blood, and after running him under water he let go. I know I got some saliva, because my hand is a slightly swollen and it had more of a sting than when I've been bitten by other snakes. I don't seem to have a big reaction to it, which is great to know.

However, my question is how do I keep him from doing t in the future? Should I just handle him a lot more? Is it possibly because he's hungry all the time? I'm feeding him every 3-5 days, and he was fed just 2 nights ago. This really doesn't look defensive to me, and everything I've read says hognose don't bite in defense, and definitely don't gnaw unless they're trying to eat. Thanks!!