POLL: Have you been bit by a BP?

[Helifreak]

I voted "Yes, more than once" - but I feel this question is a bit more complicated than the poll suggests... I think there is a "tagged by a BP" vs a "bit by a BP" difference. My bites have been defensive strikes where there is definitely an open mouth and strike, but usually just a bonk on the hand with the snout. In both cases, the snake never actually "bit" me, i.e., never closed down on my hand. I am learning that my cats are actually more detrimental to the health of my arm than my BPs...

BTW, these strikes occurred after a handling session trying to remove a bad shed - my little girl appears extra sensitive when dealing with stuck shed around her tail and vent area. I got a couple huffs and puffs, and then a definite "stop messing with me down there" strike.

[Vypyrz]

I got a couple huffs and puffs, and then a definite "stop messing with me down there" strike.

That definitely makes it into the "Out of Context" thread....

[HypoPita]

I've got tapped by a large female that was being difficult, and didn't want to be picked up..and then one of her offspring (hatchling) decided to get uncomfortable when I was holding it and nipped me as well. Their bites are a joke. Nothing to worry about, if you've never been bitten.

[rivunel]

I was bit by an adult ball i bought when i was a younger kid. shortly after that point it ending up escaping to never be found.. lessons learned since being 12. i've never been bitten by either of the snake i own now but it's been less than a year for both of them

[meowmeowkazoo]

I have been bitten more than once, and I'm sure I'll be bitten again (more than once). As another poster said, my cat is far more detrimental to the health of my arm (and legs).

[Shadows Valkyrie]

I've only been bitten once, by an adult female BP. Totally my fault, not the snake's. I reached in to her feeding enclosure to pick her up and put her back into her cage too soon after eating. Can't really say that it was a bite though. She didn't hold on to me. Just grazed me with her teeth. Two tiny puncture wounds on my index finger. Hardly bled at all. Paper cuts hurt way worse...

Afterwards I was so excited and happy. It was my first and only bite ever. My bf thinks I'm nuts because I was all happy about it. LOL

[matt y]

I got bit just a couple of weeks ago for the first time by a BP... (I get bit al the time by my baby Carpet lol) Didn't hurt at all, just scared me haha. My fault too, he had just finished shedding and was hungry and I go in trying to remove his old shed lol

[racquisto]

Yes with in the first mounth but it was my fault and then my friend got taged 2 times to day by my little pastel

[wytchling]

I haven't been tagged. Yet! Nuwa is such a laid back little girl though. If she ever does bite me it will be during a feed because my sweet little girl turns into a set of acrobatic teeth when it's time to eat.

[Helifreak]

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yeah, my cat can't type worth poop either...