First snake bite.

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Originally Posted by Merriah

I've been working with mostly baby snakes that I adopt out to families (after they are 6-8 months) that can't have emotional support animals because of allergies (kids in hospitals, wheelchairs, etc.). So, they adopt my snakes. One of them (Harvey) came back because the family wasn't comfortable with feeding him. He came home, ate like a beast, and was very happy. In the last 6 weeks he has struck me twice, but didn't get a bite in. I don't know what happened while he was away, which was only 2 weeks. Before he left he spent 2 hours at a Halloween event being handled constantly for 2 hours without any indication of being upset.
How do I get him to settle back down? He's back on his regular feeding and bathing schedules. Just keep it up?
Thanks!

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Go on YouTube and look up BHB snakes or something like that, he has a video on how to tame snakes that are aggressive. I'll post the URL when I get home. Basically get them from the enclosure, somehow lol... and hold them close to your chest in both hands enclosed. I guess it takes them.


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I can tell you from personal experience I got tagged by a 13 foot Burmese it didn't feel good grabbed the back of my calf and tried to wrap me up wasn't cool was a friend's pet

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Originally Posted by kjr82006

I can tell you from personal experience I got tagged by a 13 foot Burmese it didn't feel good grabbed the back of my calf and tried to wrap me up wasn't cool was a friend's pet

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Originally Posted by kjr82006

I can tell you from personal experience I got tagged by a 13 foot Burmese it didn't feel good grabbed the back of my calf and tried to wrap me up wasn't cool was a friend's pet

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That had to leave a mark.. bet it felt wonderful too.


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Hurt like a bastard mostly got my pants did a great job of tearing them bled for quite some time

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Originally Posted by kjr82006

Hurt like a bastard mostly got my pants did a great job of tearing them bled for quite some time

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Wow, it's amazing what power snakes have too.


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I literally got tagged last night - due to where I was sitting with the vivarium glass open and the fact I was about to feed her she decided to strike and bashed me on my forehead, I looked up holding the rodent and she snatched it off me.

I basically got mugged for her dinner.

Yes, yes you certainly did lol! She has a future career all lined up for herself. Nice set of skills.
On a serious note, I'm glad she missed your eye.

I was bit the other day by my Arizona Mountain king snake. He is so small though, and I was asking for it. I held the pinky mouse between my fingers, he bit my finger instead of the mouse. Didn't hurt at all and freaked the snake out more than me LOL.

I've had some close calls but haven't been bit really bad yet. My retic sometimes jumps out of the tub, now I open slowly and always use a hook to let her know I'm picking her up. And I always feed with tongs unless it's an adult rat with a long tail LOL.

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Originally Posted by DLena

Yes, yes you certainly did lol! She has a future career all lined up for herself. Nice set of skills.
On a serious note, I'm glad she missed your eye.

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Thank god she missed my eye - would have probably ended up with a black eye at the very least.