Calming an adult down?

[gargoyle]

ya but that whole bitting the artery thing is now going to make me a little jumpy. I can handle a bit from other snakes I've had from hognose to bums but what are they like in comparison? And would gloves help?

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

IMO, hands on, no gloves. For me it gives me a better feel of the snake, and less slippage. I feel I have more control and can understand the snakes movements more clearly. Also, if the snake pulls back on gloves I think the teeth are more likely to fall off than with your skin. Unless the blood is chewing, its probably going to be a bite and release, and I dont think it would hurt to much. I have had my boa bite me(gently, it was kind of funny), and his teeth are a little smaller than my bloods, and it didnt hurt very much(IMO same level of pain as a strong crested gecko bite). HTH.

C.

[malaysianbloods]

Thankfully I have not been bitin by one of our large females, but I have been bitin by my little female blood and it was so quick I didn't even feel it. Although I do think that getting bit from a big blood would hurt because of there size.