True, they hardly ever do bite. However, I happen to have one that does. There was a discussion about this a few weeks back with no concrete conclusions ever drawn. I guess it is possible that one could have an allergic reaction to a bite although I dont think one has been recorded and no one has ever died from a bite. I have had no ill effects from my snake at all. I guess bottom line is something could happen but nothing ever has. You probably have a better chance of getting stung by a bee and having an allergic reaction so I dont worry about it too much. Good luck, EP
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7 balls
2 corns(normal, candy cane)
1 pueblan milk
1 everglades rat
1 cal. king
1 gray band king
1 w. hognose
1 bearded dragon
2 leopard geckos
2 fish, 1 snail
1 pac man frog
1 rat
5 cats

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