He's exploring. There's really nothing to be frightened of. He's going to be curious and he's going to want to explore. Most corns crawl all over their owners, and that involves looking and nosing around, and lots of smelling.
If you're scared he's going to try to eat you or strike at your arm/face, he won't. You shouldn't handle him directly after feeding time, and really this is the only time you would smell like mice. And when you smell like mice (and when Whiskey's hungry) is the only time you should be concerned about being bitten.
You seem to be concerned with getting the mouse smell off of your hands which is good, and that's all you need. Just wash your hands thoroughly after handling mice and move slowly when you go to pick him up after feeding.
BUT since we're talking about just normally handling Whiskey (which you don't do after feeding!) there's no reason you should smell like mice and no reason you should be concerned.
Moral of the story: unless you're rubbing yourself down with mouse before handling, you have no reason to worry about being bitten.
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