Snake bite question for snake keepers

[alphafem]

OK First off love the site!!! Second as I have been searching here for the last week or so there seems to be quite a few talk about peoples' snakes biting them.

My question is how many times have you been bitten by a snake you own? I just want to get an idea...Seems like no big deal to many of you...

At this point I don't want a snake but I have thought about it... Short simple answers will be fine or you can tell me more info...

Oh yea!! and does it hurt?

[toker]

Anything with a mouth can bite... anything that can bite can hurt

Personally I have lost count on how many times I have been bitten, thank my Dumerili for that but only once have I lost any blood, thank my oldest BP for that one.

The bite IMO does not hurt, it happens so fast and their teeth are so sharp that it just slides right through. Now, that being said, b/c it happens so fast it can make you jump, so it scares you more than anything.

The next day it can hurt a little bit, but no more than any other small injury.

Hope that helped

	In My Opinon IMO = In My Opinion and IMHO = In My Honest Opinion

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

[alphafem]

Thank you.!!.

I am just curious... Before I got my Monitor hubby wanted to get a snake instead, but I knew I would be the one taking care of it.. So I chose something I really wanted. I am still a bit nervous about keeping a snake. Bites are on my mind now though... My BD is of course just big sweety.... The new Sav seems to be allot of bark with little real intention on biting.. So seeing everyone be so causal about their snake bite is kinda cool. Shows how much you really love your snakes. It's a passion thing. I am very impressed. Lucky snakes. ^__-

	Bearded Dragon Bearded Dragon is the common name for any agamid lizard in the genus Pogona.

[LdyDrgn]

I've been tagged in a feeding response, a defense response and a "I'm tired of being fooled with" response LOL. The feeding response hurt worse because of the strike that was behind it. It was by a 6'+ female bci. When they strike it is like being punched because of the sheer magnitude of muscle behind it. Luckliy she let go immediately, she knew I wasn't food as soon as she bit me. That one hurt like heck. The defense response bite hurt, but not near as bad since there wasn't a long strike involved. The snake was merely startled so he turned and bit me. The "leave me be" bites aren't bad at all. I have a couple of snakes that just grab some skin and let go... you hardly even feel it, and if you do, it's done before you realize it.

I avoid getting bitten as much as possible, but sometimes there is no avoiding it. Once it happens you always think to yourself, "Well, that wasn't so bad," then you do your best not to repeat it, LOL.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[pathfinder36]

Well, I have been bitten by snakes 8 times in my life. I have only been bitten once from a snake that I owned, and that was quite a few years ago. Does it hurt? I suppose it depends. A baby snake (non hot) generally doesn't hurt. It may draw a little blood, but those little teeth are pretty sharp, so you don't really feel the bite... just the impact. Larger snakes can give you a good scare! Getting bit by a 7' BCI could feel like getting hit by a semi truck hauling razor blades, or just a "closed mouth" warning strike. If proper handling and husbandry are observed, most boas & pythons are very doscile. If you are concerned about getting bit, then you may not want to get one. It just comes with the territory. Even if you NEVER get bit, you should come into this with the pre-assumtion that you WILL get bit sooner or later. If that sits okay in your mind, then just sped some time researching what snakes tend to be the most doscile, make sure you understand how large they will get, the financial and space requirements for it, and ALL of the proper husbandry and handling info you can find. Kudos to ya for asking q's first! You're at the right spot for research.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[alphafem]

Yea.. I know for sure it will be years before I ever seriously think about getting a snake.

I have my new Savannah to care for right now. He/she will be enough for quite awhile I'm sure. Like I said I was just curious.

Thank you all for speedy responces. ^____^

[pathfinder36]

No prob & good luck!

[lethargiic]

lol I've been bitten by a baby nicaragua rtb... that lil ***nasty*** nailed me good not once but twice.. the lil ***bugger*** has some sharp teeth..it was startling because i didnt expect it the first time, but when s/he got me the second time it was like a bunch of needles scraping..nonetheless i was pulling out teeth from my skin..lol

Of course brad and i are always tryin to get each other bit be daring each other to hold the snakes that will bite at incredible pets...lol

But yanno, i really want to get bit by a bigger snake just so i can get it out of the way and over with...lol


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[lethargiic]

Getting bit by a 7' BCI could feel like getting hit by a semi truck hauling razor blades, or just a "closed mouth" warning strike. [/quote]

lol try a full grown borneo blood python..those hit like 2 mack trucks from what i heard.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[python04slayer]

last week I was feeding my ball python a f/t rat for the first time, he didnt sem interested in it, so i went to pick it up with my feeding glove and as soon as I knew it he was on my hand like it was food, I didnt hurt (I had a leather glove on) ot was more funny, every time i moved my finger or wrist he would try to put the squeeze on me

All in all snakes are pretty docile, and biting only really occurs when you smell like rat, on the other hand I hope you can deal with your savannah when he gets big, those are loose cannons, ive had big ones rip skin off and draw more blood than the bloood banki s allowed to, those are aggressive animals that are completly unpredictable.

	Frozen/Thawed A rodent or other prey item that is frozen and then thawed to be fed to a reptile or other animal.

[Karnis]

Ive been tagged by my BP once as a feeding response and 2 other tags I will not mention here (It was in best intrest of road vs snake)

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.