New Ball Python Owner

[ballpythonluvr]

Congratulations on your new snake! It is ok to feel skittish about your snake. Chances are she will not bite you if you just gently lift her hide off of her and let her know you are there. You are doing the right thing by not handling her for at least a week. You will definitely want to feed her in the enclosure that she is in. No need to feed in a separate container, this could actually increase your chances of being bitten by her due to the stress of moving her for the feeding or also by her still being in feed mode when you go to move her back into her enclsoure. I was a little nervous at first too when I had my first snake. I can tell you this, I have been bitten by rats and mice and that hurts a lot, lol! I am not really afraid of being bitten by a snake. Ball python bites are said to only hurt a little bit and draw only a tiny bit of blood. Good Luck with your new snake!