POLL: Have you been bit by a BP?

[Mike41793]

I have been bit by my my ball python when he just finished eating and i waited a bit before i removed him from his feeding tub but he still struck. He was just still in a feeding mode and i don't blame him! And then of course i got struck at a lot by my baby ball python because they are very timid at a younger age. But with all snakes, it's not a matter of if you will be bit, it's a mater of when you will be bit.

You wont have that problem if you feed in the enclosure

[Brokenangelr]

Not yet, but I've only had her here for just under 3 weeks. I'm expecting to get bit at least once. I would be lying to myself if I think it's never gonna happen.

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[Ownagemaximus]

Nope not yet from my one and only male. He can be extremely twitchy sometimes to where he makes me have a heart attack, but he hasnt once in the 4 months ive owned him tried to bite me at all. The only time id say he "tried to bite me" was when he had a bad belly burn and he was probably just being agressive but that was in his cage. If i took him out he would be just extra twitchy.


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[robinbanks]

yes I was bitten again 2 days ago, all my fault. I had been holding a rat... I forgot to wash my hands before I took my snake out ( rookie move )... It bit my pinky and tried to coil around it. didn't hurt or bleed much.
The trick is to not flinch when they bite you, let them bite and let go. If you pull away that's when YOU are going to cause YOURSELF the most damage.

[doom92muffin]

well after like 3 weeks after i got her i slowly in her face and sure enough i got caught.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I was bitten by this tiny garter snake.. He sure thought he was tough!! Couldn't even pierce my skin with his tiny teeth but he sure tried. Hung on for awhile and chewed. Felt like he was gumming me to death



But I've only been tagged by a BP a couple times and it was by hatchlings. Barely a few pin pricks.


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[AK907]

yes I was bitten again 2 days ago, all my fault. I had been holding a rat... I forgot to wash my hands before I took my snake out ( rookie move )... It bit my pinky and tried to coil around it. didn't hurt or bleed much.
The trick is to not flinch when they bite you, let them bite and let go. If you pull away that's when YOU are going to cause YOURSELF the most damage.

Don't take this the wrong way as I mean no offense, but I have to disagree.

I don't believe the whole "I smelled like rats" excuse. We have approximately 30 snakes that are permanent residents and have been keeping snakes for many years now. Neither my wife nor myself have been bitten because we "smelled like rats". We handle our snakes all the time after playing with our rats. I'll rub every last one of our 150+ rats on my hands and go pick up our best feeder on feeding day and not get bit. The issue is a lot of people don't know how to properly present themselves to their snake and handle them.

On that note, neither of us have been bitten by a single ball python for any reason. Had a few bluff strikes (ie grumpy male that was breeding), but never any contact.

[LuLu's Mommy]

I almost got tagged the other day by my moms ball. She was a rescue that hasn't been handled much and she went for my hand and ended up getting her tail.

[reptileexperts]

Only been bit once in 10 years of working with ball pythons, and it happened 4 years ago. Adult female who did not want me cleaning her cage that day, it was breeding season, and I had to get her out of her hide. When I had her in hand she leaned up and grabbed my thumb with no desire to let go. I figured it be no worse than a Boa and she'd just let go after a few more seconds, still nothing. She then proceeded to move her way down my thumb as if it were a prey item for some odd reason (no food handling whether or not its relavent). Blood everywhere by this time, took her into the bathroom filled the sink with water and had to dunk her for 10 seconds. She let go and and was laxed the rest of the time without fear or regret. One of my worst reptile bites. The female was just over 5 ft at the time and I was able to count 72 bleeding holes :-) Now Boa Constrictors . . . I can't recall everytime I've been bit by those, fortunately that was only when he was a juvenile. Only bit once by an adult.

[coolballsdave]

Last breeding season I lost count. Not more than 10 though.