Bite Club

[CurtisF]

I've been bit by a gecko and frog...

*Realising this isn't hardcore enough, I exit the thread*

 

[Melinda]

Another bite to report to the club. Male Mexican Black Kingsnake thought my thumb looked like a nice chubby rat pinky. Of course I was showing him to some friends and saying what a good snake he was. lol

 

[cornsnakekid92]

this is a few months old but it is from a female 6 foot BCI

 

[Mooing Tricycle]

ive been bitten by a few animals and only three times by snakes. ( twice was the same animal in a span of 10 minutes)

The first two times was by Asus during feeding time, mind you a Stupid Feeding error. ^_- i had the mouse in one hand and dropped it in the feeding container and transferred the snake to my other hand to place her in the tub with the mouse, as soon as he was placed in my other hand BAM one hit. Fine whatever, i was bleeding but it didnt hurt at all. So she eats and i leave her for about 30 minutes. then i went to take her out and place her back home and i got hit again! darned snake....


The other time was when i was taking my male IJCP out of his enclosure and he must've smelled mice in the air because he nailed me right on the thumb and kind of underneath... i had to just sit there while he chomped away for a minute...

ive been bitten by tons of little anole's when i would try catching them when i went on vacation, ive also been bitten by different birds, Parrots SUCK to be bitten by, their bite is like a vice, and their beaks are so darn sharp.. Not fun! a funny one was a seagull that i caught at the beach, he was so mad at me he threw up his food in self defense and then tried Biting my arm ( he wasnt very successful at that though) others were little wild ones that i would catch when i was little.

Ive been pinched by hermit crabs that will NOT let go. you kind of just have to sit there and take it and get to the sink to run water over them before theyll let off. Those guys have broken skin and left blood blisters.

oh, and ive been bitten by a ferret... again, not very fun, those guys hurt SO bad.
ive also been bitten by my rabbit on the thumb and the blood just went everywhere.... blech

probably others... i just dont remember em now. if theres anymore ill remember to take photos

 

[LadyOhh]

I don't take pics of my bites, but they come infrequently... There are a couple in my collection that will do ANYTHING to try and bite me, and some that could care less. I got tagged for the first time in a long time on Saturday though..

 

[Ed Clark]

Is Curtis a girls name. HAHAHA just kidding. lizard and frog bites are not talkable!

I've been bit by a gecko and frog...

*Realising this isn't hardcore enough, I exit the thread*

 

[Seamus Haley]

Is Curtis a girls name. HAHAHA just kidding. lizard and frog bites are not talkable!

I dunno... lizards tend to clamp and chew a lot more than most snakes most the time and many of them have much more jaw power relative to the size of the head- the teeth aren't always as *long* but wider less tapering teeth leave bigger holes.

And I owned a pyxie for years that could break some skin and leave bruises... depending on where it bit who.

 

[John E Dove]

I dunno... lizards tend to clamp and chew a lot more than most snakes most the time and many of them have much more jaw power relative to the size of the head- the teeth aren't always as *long* but wider less tapering teeth leave bigger holes.

I believe that, we have dozens of Great Plains Skinks on my place and our cats love playing with them. Inevitably I get bitten by them when rescuing them from the cats and the little stinkers refuse to let go until I give them a drop of Seagrams. They have powerful jaws for such a small creature.
John E Dove

 

[Melinda]

I would rather be bitten by a Ball python than a leopard gecko. They are like little sharks. Bite, twist, bite some more and don't let go.

Getting bit daily by my new African Grey parrot.

 

[Ryan Maguire]

I visited my friends house last week who has a cornsnake. I have never held one myself and it was my first time there. She told me that it has never bitten in over 6 years. Then, it latched onto my thumb while I was holding it gently. I didn't freak it, I just slowly tried to pull it off my hand. It did draw blood!

So much for a good first time experience, hehe.

 

[az-gunner]

Here's one that left a mark

Pit bull

I also had a coastal carpet, that I was determined to tame. From 11" to 6 foot, he frequently nailed me. After the second day I had him, I quit counting the hits. When I finally sold him, he still didn't like me.

 

[constrictorcrazi74]

i took a facial from my little jungle 3 nights ago didnt hurt much but it did break the skin haha hes still just a little guy .... i hope i dont take one form him when hes bigger lol
joe

 

[Melinda]

Here's one that left a mark

Pit bull

I also had a coastal carpet, that I was determined to tame. From 11" to 6 foot, he frequently nailed me. After the second day I had him, I quit counting the hits. When I finally sold him, he still didn't like me.

ok, that beats all my bites. Yikes! stitchs??

 

[az-gunner]

ok, that beats all my bites. Yikes! stitchs??

It should have had stitches. However, because it was a dog bite, there was a risk of infection. So, they opted to keep it open and let it heal from the inside and work its way out. They opened the wound initially for cleaning and treatment. About halfway throught the healing, they reopened it a little. They were manipulating the healing process. At one point I was good candidate for very small skin graphs (pig skin bandaid). However, I went back to work and the scheduling made the necessary dr visits inconvenient. I'm healed up now. I have indented, circular, discolored scar. Nothing major

 

[jsrocket]

I was in a local pet store, and came across a cage labeled "bullsnake". I look in there, and see what appears to be a black ratsnake. I asked the teenage girl working there if she would get him out, so I could have a closer look, but didn't tell her anything about my suspicions.

She replied that she wasn't comfortable with snakes, so I asked if I could open the cage myself, and take him out. She reluctantly agreed.

So, I reach in and take him out; definitely a black rat. Just when I was starting to explain to her that this was NOT a bullsnake, the frisky fella latched onto my thumb.

She screams, and everyone in the store comes looking to see what the commotion is about.

I have been bitten so many times, that a bite from a small ratsnake doesn't even cause a blip on the radar. The snake hangs on, and I just continued to explain about the snake being mislabeled.

The onlookers were kind of puzzled by the sight. I heard a little kid say, "Mom, why is that guy letting a snake bite him?"

Funny, how what seems perfectly normal to a herper, can be seen as absurd to the general public.

 

[mike_honcho]

nip

been nipped at a few times. no contact made though. whew!

 

[addicted]

My latest

Just a little Aru scrub bite,He's about 10 feet.This guy is nothing short of down right nasty,just walking by the cage he is striking at you.

 

[addicted]

One more

And the last one.

 

[constrictorcrazi74]

dang i bet that hurt i got bit by my 9 foot burm and it hurt

 

[addicted]

It didn't hurt all that bad just some swelling and bruising.