whats with the concept of manliness in letting snakes bite you? LOL

[redshepherd]

I have been mitten by my 7+ ft boa. I didn't even know it happened till it was over. I was surprised how little damaged she did. Sure it was bloody and all but in the end you can't tell anything ever happened.

I have scars from cat scratches.

But the psychology of being bit by a snake is much greater than being scratched by a cat.

All that being said to say that, it is perfectly understandable to try and protect yourself but an animal known for biting.

I've been bitten so many times by my tanimbar python that I lost track so then I decided to wear gloves, since I already know she'd bite me anyway. :/ My GTP has attempted three times but she's dumb and misses and bites the perch or herself instead LOL, which is frequent considering I only take her out like twice a year. It's not really psychology, it's that I already know they're going to bite me without a doubt ahah.

And craig, for some reason I've found that the gloves keep them calmer and they don't act up or get as nervous when I handle with gloves, I guess because the temp isn't super warm like my skin. My skin temp seems to be what makes my tanimbar python tick. So they've never actually bitten the gloves.