Mittens!

You're recovering from a phobia, and it's pretty normal to regress from time to time. But you do need to do this--otherwise the bp won't get used to being handled, and will be more nervous and likely to bite.

You also need to be as ready as you can for the fact that you WILL be bitten sooner or later... of course it will hardly hurt, and likely won't bleed, but it's still shocking when you see it the first time, and quite likely to send you back to not wanting to stick your hand in or grab the snake. I'm not sure the best way to desensitize yourself to this. I guess you can always go back to gloves if it totally freaks you out?

Good luck!