POLL: Have you been bit by a BP?

[dc4teg]

I have been bitten by Ball Pythons a couple times over the years. They were my fault. One was worse than the other, to a point where I went to the ER and then was sent to a specialist to make sure there was no permanent damage.

Rick

haha you just provoked my curious side, how do you say something like that and not add great detail? so please lets here the ER story

[Herp Hugger]

The answer to that question would be yes.

[whitemike]

I read this thread, and it was a yes, went to post my new thread with some questions, and it turned into two times lol.

[Bhikku]

I don't doubt I'll get tagged at some point, but honestly I can't see my ball Naga doing it. She's super relaxed and I feel like I'm pretty good at reading snake body language. I also make sure to wash my hands before and after handling dead mice. If she starts to get tense, I back off and go slower, or leave her alone.

I have only had my girl a few days, but I've handled several snakes since I was a kid and I've never been bitten.

*knocks on wood*

[vjb]

New BP owner here. before I knew better I was handling mine when he was in shed and hungry! No problem with tagging. But this morning 48 hours after a meal I went to take the hide off and pick him up and he came around and gave me a love tap on my left knuckle.
One little dot of blood. No big deal.
I put him back and I'll try again tomorrow.

[vjb]

Come to think of it maybe I did the wrong thing and let the nip prevent me from handling him.
What do you all think?

New BP owner here. before I knew better I was handling mine when he was in shed and hungry! No problem with tagging. But this morning 48 hours after a meal I went to take the hide off and pick him up and he came around and gave me a love tap on my left knuckle.
One little dot of blood. No big deal.
I put him back and I'll try again tomorrow.

[freezingdwarf]

I am at 50 plus ball pythons, having just completed my first year in this hobby. I find that very few actually bite, maybe less than 10%. But there are a few, that will bite on command. I have one normal female that I dont pick up with out a hook, unless I just feel like showing off the outline of her jaws on my hand that day.

I always grab all snakes from behind the head. Except that once......

[Matt K]

Never under normal circumstances, but once over extraordinary circumstances, haha. I grabbed an escapee very suddenly as she was coming out of the wall of my apartment before she could slip back into her endless labyrinth of walls, haha. I completely startles her and she whacked me a couple times. It was a bloody mess but I didn't even feel it, so no harm done--this was about a year ago.

Cheers,
-Matt

[cjt23]

is it true that if you hold a rat or mice before holding your python you will most likely be bitten ?

i never tried it yet

[starquakes]

My new Spider just tagged me last night. Though it was my fault for startling him. He's just a baby though, so I don't blame him. x) Bled like crazy but actually didn't hurt so much as it startled me.