You deffinetly dont want to pull away as Hoomi said. I have never been bitten by my BP but have been bitten numerous times by many snakes when i lived in Florida, though it is not fun being bitten, it is tolerable. No worse then a tattoo in my opinion (Which i have many). I was once bitten by my 7ft Indigo on the heal of my hand, guess I should of just let him stay under the couch. We let our 7ft and 5 ft Indigo's run loose in our house in Florida. Mom wasnt too happy about it but Dad never complained. Im telling ya, you havent lived until you've woke up in the morning and found a Indigo curled up between your leg's and very happy that he didnt want a midnight snack. I have heard that if you are bitten and they do not let go, the best thing to do is to put a drop of Whiskey or some sort of alcohol in front of his mouth on your skin. If you dont have any, then I guess pray. haha