POLL: Have you been bit by a BP?

[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.