Your first snake bite?

My first reptile bite was from a baby snake. I'd caught it around the house and he bit me, held on for a tidy amount of time, saw I wasn't letting him go so he tried to play dead. I did let him go after we got far enough away from the house.

Second reptile bite was from an adult male iguana. Nasty temperament he had.

First of all, congrats on joining the bite club.

My first bit was also pretty recent. A tiny female Lesser tagged me (the hand that was holding her not my free hand) at a reptile expo (CRBE). She is still a very defensive little girl but, warming up steadily as she becomes more confident that I intend her no harm.
Yes, I was examining her as a potential purchase since I really liked her colours above the other female Lessers there and once she bit me that sealed the deal I bought her on the spot.
It wasa total defensive strike and it hurt even less than a finger prick.

My first bite was from a garter snake when I was about 7. At that time I thought all snakes were poisonous and I was going to die, so I went screaming to my parents. When I found out what it was and that I wasn't going to die, and best of all, realized it doesn't hurt when they bite, I was hooked on snakes and tried to collect em all!

My first bite was from my female mojave. When I first got her as a hatchling, I was trying to take her out of the snake bag. She was biting me like crazy in the process.

She's outgrown biting out of defense, but lets just say she has an extremely strong feeding response.

I was holding a 150g fire ball python at a reptile show. I turned my head to look at something behind me and felt something on my hand. I turned back around thinking I bumped into a display and saw blood on my thumb. The fire struck a few more times before jumping into a ball at warp speed.
I mentioned that he bit me, the vendor apologized. I decided to buy him.

The vendor remembered me at the next show four months later. I was happy to tell him that the bitey 150g boy was now 650g, much friendlier, and eats everything possible.

It didn't hurt.

The breeder I have gotten most of my snakes from was showing me their collection and basically let me into the tubs.

Opened a tub to a big breeder lemon blast girl and just stuck my hand right in. Bad idea.

They felt terrible but I was so excited to finally get bit lol

My first snake bite was from my female normal when I was about thirteen but the first bite I got that actually hurt was from an ETB juvie owned by an acquaintance a couple years later. That one really sucked and not going to lie, it's kind of put me off of ETBs ever since. ^^;

My first snake was a Honduran Milk Snake and that thing bit me anytime I went near it. After that I had a few corns, and a ball that were all very tame and never bit. Now I have a Champagne Pastel hatchling and he likes to strike. I have a pair of leather garden gloves I wear to handle him. Like others have said, I know it doesn't hurt, yet without the glove I find myself hesitant which doesn't help the situation. Hes a great snake, just a little defensive still I suspect. Sure hope he isn't aggressive forever!

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Originally Posted by MisssMariee

Well, I officially got my first snake bite today! My female ball python, Manda bit me today (don't blame her, I had to push her feeding back two days this week and I had just put her meal into the feeding cage so she struck). Quick little nip on the middle finger. I jerked my hand away and she fell and I was more worried about her falling (18" or so drop). I kind of expected it, when I opened her cage she was in a strike position. I have been dreading the first bite now for ages! I don't do well with pain so I've been concerned, needless to say, I almost felt relieved to see it only hurt that bad. (I donate blood pretty regularly and so it felt just like the iron test). I began to wonder what your guys' first bite was? Where was it? Who did it? Did it catch you off gaurd? Was it a strike or a feed bite? Was it better or worse than you were expecting?

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My snake dropped 5 feet the other day..was on my shoulder n neck all good then just made a quick move and that's that,I tried n catch him,,fell n the carpet,he seems fine.

still haven't been bit by a ball. i've had plenty of strikes from younger ones, but so far they've failed to land one. my retic was the first one to get me. i was surprised when it didnt hurt at all. it was just a kind of "really dude?" moment. lol http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/21/vaze2a8y.jpg