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[KMG]

While I agree that non-venomous snake bites are mostly no big deal, I personally avoid (prevent!) them as much as I can. You (& anyone else) have nothing to "prove".

I do too. My point was it's going to happen at some point, if you keep snakes long enough, so don't be so afraid you fail to give care to the animal. I never try to get bit and prevent it whenever possible. My friend who gave me the Dum never got tagged and because he was so afraid of it he gave away a beautiful well behaved snake.

My usually tool with one in feed mode or just being cranky is the paper towel roll. After that I have sprayed with the mister.... Usually the GTP at night. This usually gets him to tighten up on his perch and hide his face, giving me time to reach in without being tagged. At night he bites at anything that moves.

And no I do not consider this mean as I mist him and the ETB daily. I do not avoid spraying them so I really see no difference. When I mist any of my snakes I usually mist them directly in the process. It's a mist of water, not a high pressure stream.