It's kind of hard to handle a BP with gloves on. Many will tell you that a bite from a BP doesn't hurt so don't bother with the gloves. I use them for quick water changes and the like. If I have time I can pick up just about any snake without getting bit, but sometimes you're just in a hurry. You are most likely to get bit now that Zeke knows food comes more regularly than he's use to. After a week or two he won't be so hungry all the time and I'll bet he will be a real sweetheart. The other time you may get tagged is when you first reach in for him. Once out of the enclosure they are just fine. If I think I may get tagged from a snake I wear only one glove. Reach in with that hand and let him know you are there. Give him a poke or two. Then just pick him right up with the gloved hand and get him out of the enclosure as you bring your other hand under his body for support. You will know right away how things are going. Then just drop the glove and away you go. I use a thin leather glove. Anything thicker and you won't be able to feel the snake.
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