My Dumerils has started biting me!

[KWenger]

Thanks KORBIN for that useful suggestion. I think I'll hold on to my potentially deadly BPs though and take my chances. And my 8 year old corn snake too. No telling when he might decide to attack me. Seriously though, I took to heart all of the suggestions and comments I heard from folks on this forum and others. What I basically learned....please correct me if I'm wrong......is that even the very best cared for Dumerils can get cranky from time to time and bite. Isn't that right? I also know that a fully grown male like mine should be in the vicinity of 8-10 lbs or so, and one of you said that the older they get the more likely it is that they will be cranky on occasion. When my 1 1/2 lb guy bit me it didn't really hurt, but there was a remarkable amount of blood. What happens if a 10 pound adult gets pissed off for some reason and bites? I would assume the results would be far more painful than the wounds I recently received. I thought I did a lot of careful research before I bought my Dumerils...a couple of month's worth......but I honestly did not encounter anyone who suggested they would be prone to bite sometimes. I most often heard them described as "puppy dogs." For me, rehoming this snake back to the breeder I bought him from....I'm NOT asking for a refund and am gladly paying the shipping charges......seems to be the most sensible and prudent thing to do. I didn't risk giving him up to a "bad" new home with a "free to a good home" ad on Craigslist or something like that. I'm returning him to where he came from and hope that his next owner gives him a good life. Just doing my best to be responsible.