Bit new to the BP world. Anyone mind answering a few questions?

[Pythonfriend]

BPs have two kinds of bite.

one is the defensive bite, also called tagging. they hit you with the teeth and retreat immediately, and the time the teeth will be in contact with your skin is measured in milliseconds. not even close to 1 second.

the second one is the feeding bite. then they hold on and will attempt constricting. these can be nasty, not only for you, the snake may also break its teeth. here it can take a while until their small brain realizes the mistake. a bit of cold water on the heat pits may help, what can also help is to blow against their nose really hard. with some distance, so that they feel the wind in their heat pits, dont blow them up like a party balloon. i would not use alcohol, the reasoning behind alcohol is that it feels even colder than cold water, but its not worth the risk. if you do nothing, the snake will eventually stop moving and start thinking, and then it can take a few minutes until the snake reaches a conclusion. blowing at their head and cold water will speed up or cut short that decision process.

i think handling is fine for a 5-year old if its done under supervision. when you daughter gets nervous or the snake gets nervous its time to stop.