Quite honestly, the fear and anticipation of an eventual bite is much worse than the actual bite itself.


Will it happen? Who knows. Could it happen? Absolutely. Even when my biggest girl gave me a warning bite, it just left a small scratch on my hand. Cat scratches are MUCH worse than a warning bite from your snake.

When I handle any of my jumpy ones, I just make very slow deliberate moves when I'm holding them and I do try to do some head work (moving my free hand very slowly and lightly stroking the side of their neck). Some will still be jumpy, but most of mine with time have learned to trust that I mean them no harm.

Good luck with the new baby!