Bitten

[Mike41793]

30 bps anna?! How about a collection thread, i wanna see all your balls.

[Annarose15]

30 bps anna?! How about a collection thread, i wanna see all your balls.

Lol, yeah, I'm waaaay overdue. I'll try to get my butt in gear this Saturday and get out the light tent. Just for you, of course.

[Kaorte]

Well I will say it again just for good measure, feed your snake in its home enclosure. No reason to feed it elsewhere. You are just asking for a bite by moving it.

The bite was probably feeding related. Either that or what others have said, you just freaked her out.

Ball pythons really don't bite that often. If they are scared they are much more likely to curl into a ball then to bite you. Just learn to read your snakes posture. Don't be scared to handle your snake because it bit you once. Since you have been bit, you should know it really isn't a big deal

They don't normally bite once they are out and moving around or flicking their tongue. They also don't strike when they are all balled up.

[mackynz]

This is a myth too. Not handling them shouldn't make them more apt to bite.

I guess with most cases for BPs I would agree since they seem more keen on hiding than defense. I would still put money on one that isn't handled often being more likely to bite than one that is. Probably depends on the specific ball as well.

I do agree that she thought you were bringing her food or was sleeping is a likely reason. You probably both just scared the crap out of eachother.

[DooLittle]

it almost always happens on first contact.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you don't even have any bps, so how would you know this??

Op, you don't need to move her to feed her. She was probably hungry and your bite was in response to that. Moving a hungry snake in feed mode is just asking to get bit. Stop moving her, and don't be afraid of her. Just make sure you don't smell like rat when you go to handle her. It is possible she was startled, but I'm going with feed related.

[ajp]

Thanks to all,

I was originally told by the seller of my BP, that it was best to feed her in a different tank so that she does not associate her home dwelling with feeding... but clearly, the experts have spoken!

And I have no idea how to attach a photo to this link... help?

[DooLittle]

I guess with most cases for BPs I would agree since they seem more keen on hiding than defense. I would still put money on one that isn't handled often being more likely to bite than one that is. Probably depends on the specific ball as well.

I do agree that she thought you were bringing her food or was sleeping is a likely reason. You probably both just scared the crap out of eachother.

I don't think that matters, as much as the actual personality of the individual snake. I would bet I could not handle my bee for awhile and she would still be the sweetest thing around. I can handle my butter all the time, and she still has her moods.

[Kaorte]

You need to upload photos to a photo hosting site like photobucket or flickr. Or you can upload it to your BP.net gallery!

[DooLittle]

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1848800

Or if you have a smartphone the tapatalk app is super easy to post photos.

[ajp]

I just uploaded a couple to my member page... clearly, the bite is not very severe...