I let the BPs go close to my face. But not the other snakes. Here's my reason. I work with snakes 3-4 times a week. I volunteer at a local pet store and we have lots of snakes. We have 6 BPs, 2 red tails, 2 burms, and 4 corns. I've NEVER been bit by a BP. I've been bit by on of the burms, which seems to nip a lot... And one of the corns. The corns are always pretty energetic, and overly-excited...