First time being bitten. Pictures (bloody)

Well tonight was my first time getting bitten. I bought this snake over a week ago. I don't know the sex of the snake but I am assuming its a female due to the fact its almost 5 feet.
The snake so far has eaten for me twice since I have gotten it. Today was the 2nd day since it has ate. So I wanted to take it out and hold it. I was kinda worried before I even went to open the tub. Every time I go in the room to take care of my other snakes or my rats. The thing is always following me around. Well as soon as I took the lid off and started to reach my had it. The thing struck at me. Got me almost all of me left ring finger in its mouth, then coiled around my arm. It hurt at first then it was just an annoying pain until it finally let go. But I could tell the only reason it let go was to get a better grip. I grabbed its head and held it while my wife helped unwrap it from my arm. There was blood dripping everywhere. Thankfully the carpet is getting replaced in the next week. We bought this house as a fixer upper. I was going to take it to a reptile expo tomorrow to get it sexed. But I don't think that will be a good idea.

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Again thankfully the carpet is getting replaced next week.
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A good biter will usually be a good eater. Clean that out real good and get the tweezers out and start pickin teeth out.

Might be she's still hungry. A 5 foot snake is going to have a big appetite, and if you aren't offering it suitable prey, it will be hunting again pretty quick.

I'd be glad the bite wasn't worse, a feeding strike like that can cause a lot of damage, especially if the snake is determined to eat you.

Gale

I don't think there are any teeth in my skin. I didn't pull the snake off of me. I waited until it let its bite go on its own.
I did feed the snake shortly after that.

I second that, start looking for broken off teeth in your skin. Make sure you wash the area good also with a disinfectant.

The pic doesn't show the bite all that well. There are actually bite marks all the way around the finger.

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Originally Posted by MidSouthMorphs

I second that, start looking for broken off teeth in your skin. Make sure you wash the area good also with a disinfectant.

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I washed it off and put antibiotic on it. Again I still don't see any teeth. Would they be small enough for me not to see them?

With a girl that big I doubt it. Since you didn't yank your hand or try to pull her off she might not have broken any.

Sounds like a defensive strike to me, I'd let her settle in more. You said you bought her a week ago? She needs time to acclimate and adjust to her new home with you.

Iv only been bit by my youngest girl she latched on once. I am at 22 times with her. I hope she grows out of her aggression my big girl has only hissed at me one time. Has never once struck. How ever I did get bit by a baby burmese and a green tree the other day