The only snake that's ever bitten me was our biggest female ball python, Brannagh, whose around 1,800 to 1,900 grams or so (have to weigh that girl again soon LOL). Since we know she's got a tendency to be aggressive in her tub I was wearing gloves to move her back and forth to our temporary tub while cleaning her enclosure. Went to get her out and hesitated in my grab, totally my own stupidity...when you have to grab an aggressive snake you have just got to commit to it LOL. She tagged me slightly through the gloves...no biggie at all...I've had worse paper cuts. She just hit and released so fast really my eye couldn't follow it.

None of our other snakes has ever bitten though have done the occasional defensive jab, more of a "hiss off and leave me alone" thing without any contact.

My kids have bitten me worse and more often!


~~Jo~~