Re: What's the smallest snake that we can own that doesnt hurt when they bite
Kenyan Sand Boa, Ball Python, Corn Snake.
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Lolo76
one crazy feeding rat bit my friend, and she was bleeding profusely for like 5-10 minutes. :weirdface
she knew she was gonna get eaten...it was payback ;) haha
Re: What's the smallest snake that we can own that doesnt hurt when they bite
I'm much more scared of getting bit by one of my breeder rats then any of my snakes. I own ball pythons, corns, and a blood. Their bites sting a bit, and you bleed. Unless you smell lke a rat or mouse you should be fine. Ball pythons normally take on balling up before trying to bite. Corns normally take to flight before trying to bite. Annnd well my blood is a big baby who is all talk and no action.
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Anything with a mouth will bite if it feels threatened. I have around 100 snakes and the worst animal bite I've ever had was from my cat. I think the fear of being bitten is far worse then the actual event. My advise would be get the snake which interests you most, learn as much as you can about it, and don't worry about something that may never even happen.
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Common Garter Snake.
Jim Smith
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Lolo76
I absolutely adore my hognose, and she's never bitten me... some of them (not mine) will put on a big show, but they're usually all bark and no bite. ;)
+1 on this.
Hognoses don't normally bite for defense. So, it's a lot less likely you're gonna get bit by a hognose. The only hognose bite that I know of is from someone who intentionally stuck his finger in the hognose's mouth to see what would happen if he gets hognose venom in him.
Our hognose will hiss like a cobra, rattle like a rattlesnake and even strike - bumping his cute nose against your skin. But, never bit.
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Thats a very good question kiddo! One that I don't think has been asked before, or not that frequently!!! I've been bitten by several snakes, and probably the one that was pretty much nothing was a baby corn. If you get your snake as a bay and handle it frequently, you really won't have to worry much about bites when it becomes an adult, because it will be used to being picked up and held.
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I can't say enough about ball pythons as non-bite worry snakes. I've been tagged a number of times, and even the couple that bled microscopic drops of blood didn't hurt.
For example, at a reptile show in June, a lovely pastel female around 500 grams I was looking at tagged me. I didn't even know it until 15 minutes later when I noticed a few tiny red spots on my hand that smeared when I rubbed them. It took me another 3 minutes to realize it was blood, and then I started to laugh when I realized I'd been bitten and didn't know it.
My husbands 5 foot female got him on the wrist once, we had to pry her loose one tooth at a time { this was before we knew better } and by the next morning you couldn't even see the mark where she got him. I've been torn up by a kitten waaayyyy worse than any bp bite. Heck, I've been bitten worse by my cockatiel than any of my ball pythons!
Gale
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Jeremy78
When we use to have the albino Burms I got tagged by her when she was about 9-10 feet. Completely my fault... Just gotta remember to stay perfectly still when they nail yeah. If you yank away not only will you tear your skin but you'll have a hand full of teeth too.
Been there done that. Had a 9 and a half foot burm get me once. Honestly, I've had rat bites that hurt MUCH worse. Corn snakes are pretty good natured, and their bites dont hurt more than just enough to notice. In my experience when you get bit my anything other than a tiny baby, its enough of a shock that it doesn't really even hurt at all till after its all said and done. I'd say any of the smaller rat snakes or milk snakes aren't really gonna even leave much of a mark my the next day. The biggest thing really is to not pull away, and just let them let go when their ready. MOST snake bites will be a quick tag though.
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The worst bite ive ever had was when my SD tic tagged me. He was only about 5 foot but he got a good grip on my wrist and coiled immediately. I just sat there with him on my arm until he was done. It really doesn't hurt. Dont worry about it.
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I have around 100 snakes and the worst animal bite I've ever had was from my cat.
Cats have one of the worst bites of any of the pets. Infections will usually set in within hours. I've had a friend who was working as a vet tech that had a cat knick a bone in his hand. He had to go to the hospital and be put on IV's.
