Been there. Done that. Bled for hours.
They will bite if they get the chance and the tail is a formidable whip/weapon! But it's the claws that get you. They are very, very sharp and I guess they are also full of bacteria so I'm told because you will not only get cut up by them, but then the wounds will itch like crazy.
I handle animals like that everyday. If you are bleeding after the encounter, you've done something wrong!
… I'm just giv'n ya a hard time.