Virgin no longer

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by tigerlily

Well it's finally happened. I've been bit. :rolleyes:

I was doing my nightly ritual of checking on everyone and for some reason decided to pull Dandylion's tub out to make sure she was a ok. I didn't have the tub pulled out more than 6" when she comes flying out and tags me. :O

---

I have a couple that will do that. It is just a feeding response, it is the time of year my snakes are always hungry. The ones that do that with me come out of the tub and look for the first "warm" thing to eat. My het pied girl is just over 2000 grams and I have to pull her drawer out about an inch or two to make sure she won't fly out. I have to use a little hook to nudge her back so I can put her food in. LOL!!! She is at the front of the tub looking for food everyday lately, like 2 small rats a week isn't enough. :rolleyes:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by muddoc

Christie,
1500 grammer striking you may not be too bad, but wait until you get one that bites and holds on. I had one of my Het Hypo female hatchlings come out of the tub and bite my hand. She then proceeded to wrap around my thumb and try to kill it. She ended up trying to kill my hand for about 10 minutes. She was only about 80 grams, but that was the most pain I have ever flet from one of my snakes. I do agree with you that getting bit is more startling than painful.

---

The largest snake I've been struck at and tagged by was an adult Central American Boa, and it bled a lot more than it hurt.

The most painful bite I've ever endured was from a little bitty baby albino Burm. It latched on to my pinky knuckle and proceeded to wrap around my wrist. It was very painful... by the time we got it off I had a nice bruise that lasted about a week. :upset:

Congratulations Christie! The first rounds on me! :carouse: :D

Well, congratulations, but that bite was nothin! She didn't even get all of her teeth in!

Thanks everybody!! See... I knew you guys would understand :grouphug:

Bill I did wonder if it was a feeding response, and the odd thing is I had fed her an extra weanling the day before. So she got her small + the wean. I will definitely be more careful opening her tub. ;) :yes: Greedy thing!!! :rolleyes:

Jo, I didn't pull back at all! Of course I was bitten and she was back in the tub before I realized I had been bit. lol. I look down and was like ... "Why you little :cens0r: !" Shoot it barely hurt, a teensy bit of throbbing for 5 minutes. The top part of my hand feels a bit bruised today but I'd take that bite over a hamster bite anyday!!! :D

Christie have you put her with any males? I have seen gravid females strike first and ask questions later.

Heck yes! Both Mike and I have been bitten recently by one of our female rats who has a litter of pinks (she's very protective). That's way worse and tends to get infected if you aren't careful. Much nicer to be bit by a BP I think LOL.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by elevatethis

Well, congratulations, but that bite was nothin! She didn't even get all of her teeth in!

---

Bad Brad. :colbert: You're supposed to commend me on surviving that horrific bite. ;) I know's it's not that bad, but dang it just humor me. :giggle: If I wasn't bleeding, I would have been hard pressed to say I was even bit. :D

Nope this will be her first season. She is in wonderful shape, and I have a boy all ready for her!!

Well she not Gravid maybe she is just being a female. LOL. If she was by the front of the tub you might have triggered the "OMG, A Huge Freaking Predator" responce.