Believe it or not I just got tagged by mine earlier today. Only the second time he's done it to me in 8 years. I've had some things come up lately and fell behind with his feeding schedule so he thought my arm was food I guess. I barely felt a thing. In fact, I was actually surprised that I was bleeding from it since I didn't hardly feel it at all. Just a little pinch basically. A dog bite would hurt much worse. He did get me on my finger a couple of years ago and that was painful since he tagged me right on the nerve in my finger and plus your finger has a lot less meat than your arm does. It's something that you're going to have to get over since they are wild animals and the possibility of getting bitten will always be there, even if it is pretty rare. Just learn to read your snake's reactions when you're about to handle it. I made the goofy mistake today of not doing that like I usually do and he caught me off guard. Still, not a big deal though. If it ever does happen, stay calm. You can do more damage to him in that situation than he can do to you. Afterward, wash yourself good with soap and water and chances are you'll barely even notice anything once any bleeding stops.