Defanging?

I too was wondering the same thing, not so much about having the teeth removed, but about being bit. The guy i got it from said he couldn't even tell he had been bit, so i'm not to concerned, i have yet to be bitten yet.

My problem is more or less the Anticipation of being bit, i have piercings and tattoos and i'm sure it's no where close to as bad as that.

Does the bite get harder as they grow? mine is still pretty small, only has shedded once, do they pack some more heat when they're older ROFL ? I guess is the best way to put it...

Even an adult ball python's bite is not a big deal. It's kind of surprising at first, they bleed a bit, and the pain subsides very quickly. Usually a few days afterwards you don't feel anything at all, it's kind of like a paper cut type pain, not a big deal.

I was bitten (and hung onto) by a 7' burmese python and 2 days afterwards it didn't even hurt anymore.

By far, the anticipation of your first bite is far worse than the bite itself. I've been bitten by an adult female. It left scratches on my hand and a little bruising the next day. I'd say a paper cut hurts worse than a ball python warning strike.


I've never been bitten by a hunger strike and mistaking your body warmth for food - that's an entirely different type of bite, and I imagine it hurts pretty nicely, compared to a warning strike, which is bite and immediate release.

I've been bitten once by a 1500g female. She flew out of her box, bit me and was back in her cage in a second. If I wasn't bleeding, I would have been hard pressed to say I was bit. By the next day it was completely healed. :rolleyes: I even took a pic of my not so impressive wound. (this was taken a minute or so after the bite) Paper cuts definitely hurt worse. :D

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../6/9/bite1.jpg

I was bit by a baby no bigger than 175 g and did not even realize it at first. I saw him strike but did not feel anything. Only reason i knew I was bit is because I had 2 tiny marks in my hand

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I've never been bitten by a hunger strike and mistaking your body warmth for food - that's an entirely different type of bite, and I imagine it hurts pretty nicely, compared to a warning strike, which is bite and immediate release.

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now this is true. a bite and fast release is nothing--you barely know anything happened. like others have said, you aren't even sure anything happened until you see a few small dots of blood.

now a strike, constrict and sometimes gnaw (the snake trying to get a good hold) is something else entirely. it's nothing awful, but you definitely know you're being bitten. so you just wait a few moments for the snake to realize, hey--this is not food. then it lets go and you wipe up a few drops of blood and move along. still not a big deal, but a little different from the quick tag. :)

The 7' burm bite was a feeding response bite.. it still wasn't that bad. Just my experience though.

I've been mistaken for food before. She held me for 3 minutes. The initial bite hurt a bit like getting a shot, then there was no more real pain, just kind of uncomfortable. Like when you're giving blood at the doctor's office...uncomfortable if you try to move.

It was totally my fault. I dangled the rat, she struck but only grazed it, knocked it out of my hand, and I was foolish enough to reach in to try to pick the rat back up. Rookie mistake.

Let's see if I can post some lovely pics of the encounter.

She got me!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o.../ShesGotMe.jpg

The aftermath:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...flow/Thumb.jpg

Word on the street is vinegar under the nose, or hot water on the back (not too hot!) might make them let go faster. I just played dead until she was done. Bleeding stopped in one minute, little pinpricks remained visible for 3 days. And the pattern was cool...you could see both rows.

That is by far the best bite pic I have ever seen..GREAT JOB!

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

That is by far the best bite pic I have ever seen..GREAT JOB!

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Thanks!