Why do some people return their ball pythons?

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Nice pick-up- I've always loved Dums!

And for sure, getting tagged by pet snakes just goes with the territory. Mostly avoidable and rarely any concern, but if you keep dogs, you get nipped in play or scratched...if you have a cat, same thing; if you have a bird, they can take a chunk out of your hand, & horses, heck they can just kill you accidentally, or step on your foot, or nibble your fingers (oops, sorry, yuck-yuck). Nearly all other pets do FAR more damage than snake teeth, but it doesn't take much before most people's nerves to turn to Jello over a few little snake teeth in their hand. More snakes for us, KMG!

I was about to say something similar. From what I've heard so far, getting bit by a bp sounds like getting scratched by a cat--relatively minor and largely inevitable if you're around that type of animal for any length of time. It doesn't mean the animal hates you or is aggressive, they just have sharp things on their bodies that they use instinctively.