Ball Python Bite General Information

Caramel is my rather nippy rosy boa. She routinely does the slo-mo bite thing Rosie's are famous for, and occassionally she actually connects. Then she sits there FOREVER just attached to my thumb or finger. I just run a trickle of lukewarm tap water over her back and wash the bite since I'm there anyway. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

It's true, just doesn't always work right away lol
Most people just use listerine or white vinegar on a cotton swab, and wave it in front of their noses, and that gets them to let go right away. (Especially white vinegar, apparently)

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I've heard rubbing alcohol works just as well too.
Wish I knew when I got bit by my Cinny. I spent a good half hour trying to gently pry her off my finger. It was a feeding response bite and it really didn't hurt that bad, she mostly scared the crap out of me when she latched on and wrapped all the way around trying to suffocate the tip of my finger lol.
It was my bad, she's never bitten before and is usually pretty placid.

I know that asking it nicely to let go does not work.

I've only been bitten by one BP (not my own, he's a big softy) and found that when the kind-of-scary, super hard latch-ons occur, quickly dunking the little guy in lukewarm/room temperature water once or twice (with the exclusion of the nose/mouth area) is the most successful way to get the job done. Even with the little jaws of death clamping onto the tip of my thumb the bite didn't hurt too much, and only throbbed a little after the snake showed me some mercy. There's not much to be afraid of as long as the aftercare of the wound is thorough. Hope this helps!

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Originally Posted by Maggie Louise

I've only been bitten by one BP (not my own, he's a big softy) and found that when the kind-of-scary, super hard latch-ons occur, quickly dunking the little guy in lukewarm/room temperature water once or twice (with the exclusion of the nose/mouth area) is the most successful way to get the job done. Even with the little jaws of death clamping onto the tip of my thumb the bite didn't hurt too much, and only throbbed a little after the snake showed me some mercy. There's not much to be afraid of as long as the aftercare of the wound is thorough. Hope this helps!

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Yes! Thank you! The first one I got bit by wasn't mine, then sure enough I made a mistake and got bit XD