Ok here is the deal. i have 2 burmese pythons, one regular, one albino. the regular hasnt struck at me in over a year (ever sinc ehe got out of that tiny baby stage. the albino has never struck at me on purpose (i think some people are right when they say albino's have problems with bright lights) she has however mistakenly hit my thumb which was on the opposite side of the cage from the mouse i was trying to feed her. this happened while i had a regular incandescent light bulb for her heat source (her red bulb blew out the night before and i hadnt made it to the store for another one yet) but when she has lower levels of light such as red lights or lightless heat sources she has no problem seeing the food source over me and never misses a strike at food. so the bottom line is that a properly cared for burm will be nice and calm and doscile. BUT (and this is major) once the snake reaches large sizes (anything over 4-5 feet can cause harm to a person) make sure there is more than one competent person when the cage is opened. most often the snake wont try to harm you but its the size that can be the problem when your thumb gets mistaken for mister mouse (or rat,rabbit,chicken,turkey,and yes i have seen very large burms eat pygmy goats). thats just my two cents. and good luck.

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