Gaining confidence with new bp

[Luvyna]

As for what the teeth of a harmless snake feel like, just go bump your hand on a holly bush, or do some hand-sewing & poke your hand (not deeply) several times with a needle or straight pins.

This is very accurate! Once when my snake was yawning I accidentally moved my finger into his mouth and he closed his jaws onto my finger (very gently, it was definitely not a bite and he immediately opened his mouth again like "wtf is this?" lol) Their teeth feel exactly like very thin, very sharp needles. It prickles and it's not pleasant, but any actual damage they could do is very minimal.

I have also been bitten by my BP once when he struck me thinking I had food for him because I was acting a lot like I do before I feed him when I was actually preparing to clean his enclosure and I didn't read his body language and do anything to let him know it wasn't feeding time before I stuck my hand in. He let go right away and I didn't actually even realize I was bleeding (very minimally) until a few minutes later. A bite from a young BP feels a bit like a slight pinch. Surprising, but the pain is very minimal. Their teeth are so thin and sharp that you won't bleed much and within a few hours you probably won't even be able to tell you were bitten.

I have been bitten by a rabbit, scratched by cats and chickens, and bitten by a rat, and all of these animals did much more damage than a BP ever could. So in short, you have nothing to worry about I think the worst part of the bite is the jumpscare moment when it happens, it doesn't actually do much damage or hurt much.