in a word yes, bloods hurt and draw blood even as babies. Well it hurts alot more that a BP its size, I have him pretty good now I can handle him with out getting bite now he jsut hiss's when pissed or he has had enough so I jsut let him down. I also tap on the glass before picking him up jsut in case he was sleeping. O a side note I have a story to go along with him now.

Well I have a 3 y/o little girl (human hehe) and alyssa is very smart if she sees somthing once she learns how to do it well she know knows how to take the clips off my blood tank (well all the tank but the blood is/was the only one she could reach). Well 3 days ago she comes into the living room saying daddy im holding your snake. Now she say this all he time and up to this point has always jsut had one of her fake rubber snakes. Well this time she has my blood wrapped around her hand I almsot freaked but got hold of myself not wanting her to get bite. I told her to go put him back in the tank. she did and all was cool. There is something about her and animals she can tame even the craziest animal.