Collecting and catching wild snakes when I was young, getting bit was part of the hobby. I've been bit by every size of garter snakes, full sized bull snakes, and black snakes. I'm very fortunate I never got an infection but back in the day that stuff never occurred to me. Fast forward to today, I've been fortunate and became a lot smarter how to avoid bites with my ball pythons and my Burm. Hook training, reading their body language, slow fluid movement, etc. are all keys to avoid being bit. But if/when you finally get bit, any nervousness you had will rapidly wane. You will realize at that point you were nervous for nothing. Now giant snakes, that would be a different story. Those teeth pack a punch. Your BP in the picture I agree 100% percent with the mosquito bite reference. I would take bites from a small BP all day long over damn mosquito bites.
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