A little over a year ago, I had a baby Brazilian rainbow boa, and I was reaching in to grab her water bowl to fill it and she tagged me. Of course it didn't hurt, but my first reaction was to pull my hand back. Well, needless to say, she went flying over my shoulder. I felt SO freakin bad!!! I had never done anything like that before and at first I thought " Omg she's dead!" and I will be honest she did die about a week later . I'm not 100% sure if that was the cause or if it was because she was such a crappy eater, but I have learned my lesson to hold still. Or atleast try my damned hardest to!