You don't need either. BPs are generally very docile and handle well. Just avoid entering the enclosure like a predator trying to eat the snake.
Chances are, your BP will be under a hide when you want to pick him/her up. Just lift the hide, let the snake know it's you and you are not a danger using slow, deliberate movements. Avoid reaching for the snake's head and pick the snake up from "behind", meaning away from the head from the opposite direction the head is facing. Easy breezy.
It's true, that if you handle enough snakes, often enough, you're going to get tagged eventually. A BP bite won't hurt. It'll startle you and then just be annoying more than anything.
But, no, hooks and gloves are not necessary for a BP.
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