They’re the best! As for my experience with biting, I’ve found that they don’t bite in defense, as hatchlings or ever. All strikes are close mouthed feign strikes. That’s not so say that you can’t get one to grab on to you if it’s hungry and you’ve been handling prey items. But you CAN’T get one to actually bite in defense, in my experience. Check out this video to see what I mean: YouTube - hognose snake feign