Bite Club

Originally Posted by Keleida

Finally! Someone I can sympathize with!

I have to agree on the Cocker Spaniel part. But I also have to add Shih Tsu and Chihuahua. Those little suckers may not be very big, but man are they ever persistent... sort of like that baby corn...

Yes, all the small breeds! They were the worst for biters.

And I have to add the Spectacled Caiman to my list. The only bite that made it through my shoe.

Originally Posted by lamprophis

COCKER SPANIELS. Shelter work had its ups and downs.

AMEN, Brotha! I hear you!

Hey guys, some great funny stories on here! I have been keeping snakes for a little over two years now, although I researched them and wanted them for much longer. I have gotten tagged a few good times, although usually no by what one would expect would get me. My 4-year-old male ball Saleen is a sweet fellow, very calm and docile, but he goes loopy when it's feeding time. The first time he got me was when I had been playing with my guinea pig and the maintenance guy for my apartment building comes in and I asked if he wanted to see my "friendly, really nice, never bites" snake. FOrgetting I'd been handling rodent, I stuck my hand in Saleen's cage and he latched onto my middle, ring, and idex fingers and held on for dear life. I yelped, and shook my hand and got him off but the maintenance guy hightailed it out of there and would never go in the room with the snake again..lol. Another time I was cleaning his cage and my fiance brought mice in to get ready to feed, and Saleen went berserk and latched onto the back of my hand. I've also been tagged by one of my baby coastal carpets who will strike at you through the cage glass and by my yearling jungle/jag who I accidentally woke up. My male white-lip, emerald tree boa, and green tree python are all as docile as could be, but the female white-lip tagged me good on my middle finger when I was trying to get her out. I will now use a snake hook for her. Once she is out, she's cool, but forget going in there with your hands to get her! My sand boa, Oscar, is a bugger and will lie very still until you get more than halfway up his body and WHAM! He bites hard for a little guy. Just doesn't like you anywhere near his head.

"friendly, really nice, never bites"

That's just ASKING for it!

Originally Posted by Helenthereef

"friendly, really nice, never bites"

That's just ASKING for it!

Yep lol, Was the "maintenance" man's name MURPHY by any chance?

Yeah, I know...it was stupid of me. Ah well, sometimes we all do dumb things- I sure learned from that one!

Originally Posted by lamprophis

Yes, all the small breeds! They were the worst for biters.

And I have to add the Spectacled Caiman to my list. The only bite that made it through my shoe.

I second that. Its mainly the little ones. I've only had one snake but in the yearly years it was pretty bad in the sense that I would get freaked out. But over time he got a bit more docile and I also learned to swerve better

I was bitten one by my Ball Python. It was the only time I was bitten and it was my own fault. I was inexperienced at the time and just plain ignorant. I thought it was a good idea to reach my hand in his cage and try to pick him up after a nice chicken meal. Sadly he has passed away now. I got him when he was about 4 feet long, sick and malnourished. I kept him for about 15 more years. As close as I can guess he lived to about 20 years old. I am trying my hand at a B&W Tegu now and it should be here tomorrow! Hope I don't get bit by him, I am guessing it will hurt a tad more lol.

My face is apparently quite tasty, when I was three a mastiff tore my face up over some graham crackers (our airedale saved my life) Had to have plastic surgeon sew my upper lip back on and close the gash on my brow ridge (can't even tell now) ,at around 9 the BP me and my cousin shared wrapped my neck and got me from under my jaw bone up to me check and proceded to grind,at 20 a yellow naped amazon flew over landed on my shoulder whispered I love you in my ear and lacked on the my cheek so bad that I have scar tissue on the inside of my mouth. All on the left side.

My striped male boa left a tooth or two in my left middle knuckle last week, the dh boa I bought last month tagged me twice (on my left hand) while I was deciding between her and her sister. Today I got an 07 jungle who I was warned repeatedly was quite feisty. I carried her all around the show,half an hour in a pick up truck (w/two gerbils),through the house, into her new tub, back out of tub so I could let my brother get a better look at her - nothing,sweet as sin a little tense, but a total angel the whole time. I take out my het coral lady, and stupidly say Here you can hold her,she's a doll. BAM ! Immediate bruising & dripping blood, she fortunately didn't loose any teeth. I feel so guilty when they do.
And yeah it was my left upper arm.
I can't get photobucket to upload, but it's a crappy picture anyway, you guys have posted way more impressive.

Now who do I see for a membership card?

Originally Posted by Twizted Paths

My face is apparently quite tasty, when I was three a mastiff tore my face up over some graham crackers (our airedale saved my life) Had to have plastic surgeon sew my upper lip back on and close the gash on my brow ridge (can't even tell now) ,at around 9 the BP me and my cousin shared wrapped my neck and got me from under my jaw bone up to me check and proceded to grind,at 20 a yellow naped amazon flew over landed on my shoulder whispered I love you in my ear and lacked on the my cheek so bad that I have scar tissue on the inside of my mouth. All on the left side.

My striped male boa left a tooth or two in my left middle knuckle last week, the dh boa I bought last month tagged me twice (on my left hand) while I was deciding between her and her sister. Today I got an 07 jungle who I was warned repeatedly was quite feisty. I carried her all around the show,half an hour in a pick up truck (w/two gerbils),through the house, into her new tub, back out of tub so I could let my brother get a better look at her - nothing,sweet as sin a little tense, but a total angel the whole time. I take out my het coral lady, and stupidly say Here you can hold her,she's a doll. BAM ! Immediate bruising & dripping blood, she fortunately didn't loose any teeth. I feel so guilty when they do.
And yeah it was my left upper arm.
I can't get photobucket to upload, but it's a crappy picture anyway, you guys have posted way more impressive.

Now who do I see for a membership card?

Wow, You must be made of sugar and spice....I was at the show today ( got a Sulcata for my boy, my first tort.). Who did you get the Jungle from?