Snake bite question

I bite it back until it releases.:D

I've never been bit, but I was told that if I was bit, to squeeze at the corners of the mouth and they usually let go.


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I personally like the sound of holding the alcohol near its nose vs direct contact of any kind. Saves the whole safety vs harm vs swallowing vs inhalation vs biological harm arguments; I would imagine the abrasive smell would be more than enough to make the snake want to move away.

But as the others have said, with a breed like a BP, the bite is pretty much harmless (just wash it after) so there's no need to worry. Just give your little guy or gal a stern glare until they inevitably realize you are gigantic and it's a futile endeavor to try and eat you, no matter how tasty you might be or how determined they are.

I've had a few nips myself and honestly the cat hurts much much worse and usually puts up a much longer fight than any of my snakes ever have.

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Originally Posted by LivingwithBalls

I've never been bit, but I was told that if I was bit, to squeeze at the corners of the mouth and they usually let go.


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Just behind the jawbone on either side of the head I believe; but unless you are very experienced and know exactly what you are doing, you could easily cause serious harm to your snakes jaw. Especially if you're talking about a non emergent type of snake bite like from a pet BP vs a wild Rattler. (in the latter case, you can pretty much worry about the health of the random snake after you make sure you don't die.) For the former, it's better just to wait it out; even if your snake has no common sense about size ratios, I've heard they have short attention spans and will get bored quickly to find something else to do :)

Thanks guys for all the advice! Sorry to start a little debate battle lol. As I have said before I've been biting so it's whatever to me, usually when feeding I'm in no rush so if he/she gets me I can always just wait it out, but it's good to know of these other ideas people listed for back up scenarios.