had a vixen loving my finger a few months back,never felt pain like it.at one point i thought it had taken my finger as the pain went but then she decided to give it another nibble.my mate was laughing,especially when i lowered the vixen to the floor hoping(begging)it to let go so it could be shot then my terrier appered,and decided to pull the fecker .
as stated,there shouldnt really be any reason to handle a fox other than to take from a net if its not safe to take a shot to one that is dug to for reasons of a ricochet etc..
once bitten,twice shy id say or in my case having know how it fe