My little one just mistook my ring finger for a pinky the other night and latched on. She held on for about 5 minutes before I got free. And while it was enough to draw a little blood, it didn't hurt at all. My leopard gecko inflicted much more damage when he was getting shots a while back. Now I've never been bitten by a full grown snake so I can't say anything about that, but a juvi bite doesn't hurt.