If it were only that simple LOL!!
Most seem to "FORGET" these critters we so dearly love,although captive are still "wild animals".Until that concept is "completely understood" there will always be someone with a box and a handful of statistics in which to cram all their "science" into to suit their world of predictabilty and human comfort.
Snakes are simple creatures,and could care less of your interests in them. They will "always" respond to your ability to meet their basic needs.The simplified term for this is that they "Tolerate YOU" nothing more and nothing less.To try and explain why a snake bit you is debateable but heavy on the opinion bias. Trying to box a wild animal will get you bit many more times to come.

Bet on it !

M/



>>Snakes bite for 2 reasons and only 2 reasons. Reason 1 is to eat, reason 2 is in defense. If you can rule out the feeding response then it would have to be #2. It is hard to say what would have set him off, it could have been anything. My thought is that you put him on the floor, then he saw this huge giant reach down and grab him and just bit in defense.
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>>It is nice to hear that you didn't think it hurt too much. Just don't let this keep you from handling him and keeping his cage clean. I have a few snakes that I got for free due to the owner becoming scared of their snake. I have a female BP that I got because it was getting big, and it hissed once.

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