I had my first hardcore bite and wrap experience last night which was no fun at all. This snake has never struck at me in the 5 years I've had him but I won't be feeding my bigger critters after midnight alone anymore that's for sure. I can see why it's nice to have a 2nd person around when handling even mid size snakes. This was only a 7' carpet python. It was all my fault for feeding by hand. These guys are getting a little too big for that. I had on gloves and he still managed to break the skin. Talk about a strong bite!! It hurt like heck and took me about 5 minutes to pry him loose. I got him back in his enclosure and tossed in the jumbo rat he initially missed. He caught it in mid air and gobbled it down like nothing happened. Nice one Chomper!
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