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Just please don't try to pull away if it does latch on. Ride it out and let the snake realize it can't eat you, because you could damage it's teeth and it probably will never eat again if teeth are pulled out.
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Mostly, it will be a disappointment. If you are like me, you get yourself all nervous and worried about a bite.
"Is it going to hurt? Will it bleed ? What if it won't let go ? How bad is it going to be ? "
When it finally happens, most likely it will go something like this:
"It bit me! Oh my gosh my snake bit me!"
"At least, I think it bit me, I don't see anything."
"It did bite me, didn't it ?"
"Now I wonder if I imagined it, it didn't hurt, and I don't see anything."
Or you'll just start laughing like I did. Thinking, THAT is what I was so worried about?
Gale
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I had my ball for more then a year when he bit me instead of the rat it didn't really hurt but it did bleed a little not bad at all.
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With a BP, it just scares you more than it hurts. After you calm down you'll think, "oh...thats it?"
Although, having a 6ft burm mistake your hand for food and clamp on and wrap itself up your arm...totally different story! Definitely learned a good about making dumb mistakes from that one!
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I've been tagged several times, but I've never had one try to hold one. Generally it's pretty harmless-- it'll feel like a quick needle poke. If it's just a warning strike, not a feeding error, you might not even bleed.
I did have my sweetest animal nab me once when I stupidly stuffed my hand in during feeding time, and then I had to help him get one side of his lower jaw loose. He wasn't TRYING to hold on--I think he was more panicked about getting stuck to my finger than I was. But their teeth hook backwards, the same as most snakes, so if they get stuck, you'll have to pull the jaw FORWARDS to get them off without tearing skin or loosing any teeth.
I've noticed bp bites are really clean? I usually wash the wound, but I typically have a hard time finding the bite the next day, even if I've forgotten to apply antibiotics. Whereas cat bite/scratches always always ALWAYS seem to get infected and horrible the next day, no matter how mild they seem at first.
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This was my big BP bite from last year. The baby boa tagged me a few times but it wasn't even worth taking photos of. Look at it this way. Tattoos hurt worse, puppy teeth hurt worse, cat claws hurt worse, a wasp sting hurts waaaaay worse. Just wash it off with soap and water, put a little Neosporin on it and it will heal in a day or two...
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Here is one of my favorite episodes of Snakebytes TV. The bites start at 5:25...
YouTube - SnakeBytesTV-Snake Bites Cheek, Pepper Spray???
