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View Poll Results: What best describes your personal experience??
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Never been bitten. I tend to keep more placid species IE Cornsnakes.
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9.60% |
Have been nipped at a few times from my baby Python or Boa.
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38.92% |
I get hit every freaking day by something, whether I'm cleaning cages or just free handling for 'special time'.
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I've been hit hundreds of times from just about everything!! Kings, Milks, Pythons, Boas, but nothing too severe.
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18.15% |
I was at the wrong end (the recipient) of an extremely painful bite from a very large constrictor.
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I use extreme caution when handling any of my reptiles, and have not been bit by anything other than my neighbors dog, my house cat, or my neighbor. What's all this nonsense about Reptile bites???
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03-03-2005, 12:49 PM
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#91
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Originally Posted by solenoglyph
Rule #1 of Bite Club - NEVER TALK ABOUT BITE CLUB. Seriously, after years of taking care of many constrictors over 12 feet long and numerous bites, I decided to keep much safer animals - venomous. Mind you, not the butchered up kind that are kid and idiot friendly, either.
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That's some balls!!! (Or ovaries as the case may be). After my Dad gave up on talking me out of buying dozens of snakes, he made me promise one thing: I'd NEVER EVER buy a venemous snake. Then we compromised and just agreed to wait until he died before I get something cool, like a monacled cobra or something. There's an albino one at my local herp shop- (venomoid) but it's still bad ass!
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03-03-2005, 12:52 PM
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#92
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Originally Posted by boa_baby_06
well, i'v been bittn countless times by my cali. king...it's like everytime i hold him after a while he just gets tired of me and bites, it doesn't hurt but still it's a bite...but my most painful was by a full grow ball python...he got me right on the "webbing" between my thumb and fore-finger, caused profuse bleeding pain sweeling but nothin a tough girl like me couldn't handle!!!
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Every time I get a ball python bite from a Stupid Feeding Error, it bruises and swells up like hell! But they never bite unless they smell a rat
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03-04-2005, 01:51 PM
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#93
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Never bite...
But they never bite unless they smell a rat [/quote]
LOL, not to start an argument but i have two ball pythons 1:1 and they both are NOW breeders because they bite the tank when i walk by, when i clean there tank, when i use to hold them ever since they were born. Some snakes just arent nice...as i tell my nephew...So like the saying goes...Never say NEVER
Greg
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03-22-2005, 09:15 AM
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#94
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I went herping on sunday at my grandmothers house, and I lift up a pot and there are 3 snakes under it. A Texas Rat Snake and 2 Common Garter Snakes, I always love the sight of a common garter snake, they are just so beautiful. So while I was trying to catch the garters snakes, the rat snakes gets away from me and bites my hand. I was so struck by this I stopped trying to catch the garters and let them on their way. The first time you get bit is when everything changes. Im still struck by it, i keep thinking what if it was a copper head...
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04-08-2005, 08:21 PM
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#95
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Ok- I'll throw my few cents in here...
Worst bite- from any animal I've kept- parrot hands down. And the last parrot I had always went for the lip, eyebrow, or ear. He would literally rip your earrings out and throw them when he thought he was being cute.
Rats and mice- I've been bitten by way more mice and other feeder animals than the snakes I was feeding. Another reason to switch to f/t prey- they don't bite when you go "Awe this one is kinda cute - OWWWW!".
Snake bites- I've been bit by various rat snakes, house snakes, garters, waters, racers, mid-sized boas (BRBs have nice long teeth), and pythons, and though very startling, it was not a big deal. I still don't like getting bit though. I'm trying to get over the flinch and fling reflex. Did have two teeth break off in my hand from my Taiwan Beauty snake due to a stupid feeding accident. Now I use tongs, lesson learned.
Biggest snake bite was a Retic I was sitting for a friend of mine. Beautiful snake, just not in the mood to be handled that day. Totally my fault. I ignored her hissy complaint and she let me have it. It was very much like a razor blade cut and until the blood really started pumping, I didn't realize she'd actually hit me that bad. Left a nice bruise that reminded me to leave her alone when she was in a mood...
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05-17-2005, 05:03 PM
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#96
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HellO I Have Been BiTten QuiTe a Few TiMes i Had a BaLl PyThoN That I bought from a friend it was old already maybe 3 years old or more at first he/she was really stuborn and would not even let me reach in to feed it He wOuld Get In a CorNer aNd BuNdle Up He Bit Me Quite a few Times never did count it used to get out the cage and i used to wake up next to it I MoVed And BanG It had its teeth On my underPit LoL . well there is many more ive been bitten by gardner snakes and those dont hurt ,but yeah is that good enough to be in ??
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06-14-2005, 10:59 PM
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#98
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I got nailed by my little anery male a couple weeks ago, that was the first time I've been bitten by anything other than native snakes, and I'd put the boa at #1 as far as the pain goes! I found one of his teeth about 2 days later in my finger and it was no fun digging it out. BTW, Troy those balls are doing great, give me a shout when you get a chance.
Chris Kimble
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06-24-2005, 10:38 AM
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#99
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I do not keep any venomous reptiles, but I've been to my friend's house where he keeps several venomoids. I do not handle any of his elapids even though they all have adenectomies and ductectomies done. Most of them are very aggresive. However, I held his pigmy rattler, of course, a venomoid.
note: my crested gecko tries to bite me all the time. Not sure why??
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07-16-2005, 02:25 PM
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#100
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Originally Posted by devenomized
my crested gecko tries to bite me all the time. Not sure why??
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Because it knows you hang around with people who keep Venomoids, thats why.
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