Well, perhaps I'm extremely sensitive to it, or allergic.. People have been in contact with their venom and don't even get half of what I do. For those who don't know the reaction I get... (lets say my hand gets bitten, between my thumb and finger) The area swells up and turns red, then my hand starts swelling and turning red... Then, it starts turning purple with a numb, hot and prickly feeling through my fingers and palm. The worst case I had was like that, only it went up my arm a little bit. I'm lucky to have fast reflexes when it comes to nippy snakes... I jump if they move at me fast... Haha. If I just get nipped my hand gets red and swollen, but full on bites tend to give the swelling reaction. It also depends on whether the snakes are in feeding mode or not, probably because that would be when they produce more saliva and venom to get their prey.