How do you remove a BP if it bite you and locked on you..

How do you remove a BP if it bite you and locked on you..

i read these 4 suggestions online, i dunno if this is true based on your experiences:
#1 i heard of getting a cotton bud, put alcohol and put it inside the snakes mouth, he should let go.
#2 put ice over his forehead, he should let go of the bite.
#3 squeeze his jaw and move the snake forward and lift it, coz their teeth are position inwards.
#4 lie him down on a flat surface so he can feel at ease, wait and he will eventually let go.. sometimes it takes a looong time though.


are these all true? how do you get your bp if it bite lock on you?

I know VPI's book I believe recommends option #4. I've heard hot water works well (I know someone that got a 12 foot burm off her husband that way). I've only received defensive bites though. I've never had one get me in a feeding response and lock.

with the BP I wait. The bit and squeeze are not dangerous, though if he tags me just right it hurts like the ****ens. I figure there's more chance of harm if I try to remove him than if I just wait. I look at it as a character-building experience to wait LOL!

As most have said, the best way to do it is wait it out. It can take up to 10 minutes at times, but it is the least harmful to the snake, and it will let go when it realizes you are not suffocating.

This has only happened to me once. And, might I add.... totally my fault.
It happened so fast that I just did the first thing that came to mind. I started blowing very forcefuly in his face. Starting each breath as hard as I could with a PFFFF. Kinda like a punch of air straight at his nose, eyes and pits. I dont know if this would work for anyone else but it worked that time. after about the third air puff he left go and recoiled back and looked at me like WTF man. I just laughed at that point realizing how shocked we both were at the string of events that just happened. LOL hope to not have to try and prove this method, but maybe someone else has heard this and can back me up.

Cold water is the safer of the two "water" temperatures, hot water is a potential burn hazard....dit de dur.

Either way, option #4 is the safer of the choices.

oh, and while I wait, I meditate on what I did wrong to get tagged ;)

Dunk your hand and the snake in a sink full of water. Temps don't matter unless it's so hot it burns you or the snake.

Take some whiskey and pour over his mouth/head.

If you have a snake that has clamped on and won't let go, you need to stop taking a shower in Odour de Rodent perfume/cologne.

I've never heard of a ball latching on and not letting go. Usually they just give you a quick "get out of my face" strike. I've seen a ball clamp on when the person was feeding the snake without the use of tongs and his hand got too close to the rat and snake's mouth at the same time. The ball let go after a few seconds.

Jim Smith

I have only been bitten and constricted together a small handful of times. longest was about 3 minutes by the BP. And yes it was a feeding error. Felt like 3 hours!

I don't wait my boa out though - he's stronger and has bigger teeth! I waited the first time and he ended up tearing me up pretty good. Now I unwrap gently from the tail.

The more extreme measures I think should be reserved for true emergencies where a) a child has been bitten (got forbid) or b) the snake is actually big enough to endanger you.

i just wait for them to let go. If its bitten down on a part of my hand that happened to fit in their mouth (finger or something), i push it gently towards the inside to get the teeth out, I've always been spit out after doing that.

You just have to remember not to jerk away because you'll cause a lot more damage to yourself and the snake if you pull in the opposite direction of the teeth.

My only bite and locks have been from kingsnakes, and they never let go! So I just grab two credit cards and gently push them between my hand/finger and their teeth, then once their in place you can slip your finger out.

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Originally Posted by j_h_smith

Take some whiskey and pour over his mouth/head.

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Are you crazy?? I'll take a shot of whiskey and use option #4...... LOL!!!
:rolleye2:
J/K I have heard the whiskey method before.

I've only been locked onto once, not by a bp. But since I was with someone, he just grabbed some business cards and slowly slid them underneath the snake's jaws and he let go.

Otherwise the cold water option sounds pretty good if you are by yourself.

Ha ha, I just had the unfortunate experience of a 500-ish gram male constricting my hand a few weeks ago. Total feeding error on my part (sort of). He went to strike the f/t rat and LEAPT out of the tub and as a reaction I put my had out to prevent him from falling to the floor. He was saved by the back of my thumb right in his mouth. Before I knew it he decided to "kill" my hand. I was alone at the time and was like "now what?!". When I tried to unwrap him he just constricted more. I tried cold water and it seemed to make him relax a bit but when I tried unwrapping him he just tightened up again. I finally got him to release me by gently unhooking his top teeth from my thumb by sliding my nail slowly down the front of his teeth. Once I got the top teeth detached he popped his bottom teeth out and at that point I unwrapped him. It was an interesting experience for the both of us.

Oh, and using business cards works pretty well too, lol. I did that when a Tokay gecko clamped on to my finger.

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Originally Posted by cinderbird

i just wait for them to let go. If its bitten down on a part of my hand that happened to fit in their mouth (finger or something), i push it gently towards the inside to get the teeth out, I've always been spit out after doing that.

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how do you open her mouth? is it by squeezing the jaw part?

how do you use that business card again? can you be a bit specific on the procedure? i kinda dont get it how you could actually slide it in there.. is this from the side or, i sorta dont get it :D

I have never had a BP latch on and not let go, but I got nailed by our huge Taiwan Beauty and she would NOT let go.She had a full mouth bite and was trying to work the side of my hand into her mouth. OUCH!! We tried the water, the cc, and blowing into her face. Guess I tasted good. So I had my roommate put a bit of wine on his finger and touch her nose and she let go fast. Guess my girl is a teetotaler :D

the only time i've actually received a bite and coil, i ran straight to the bathtub and ran cold water, and dunked the snake underneath. boooooooy did she let go in a hurry!!

i would never, EVER recommend hot water.

well going though several bite from different snakes I found that a modify version of #3 works. I place to butter knives wit hthe edge facing out and slide them between the teeth and my skin works best. if the snake in question has placed coils on my arm ( this when it hurts more since they pulling with those teeth lol) I simple unwind the sanke fro mthe the tail forwards. then use said knive never jab them in there just slowly work them from the front back works best. the edge part out cause this prevents a tooth from getting jammed/ broken by the edge.

BP's are not so bad and they let go fast. Now Boas, I have had them not let go. For them I keep a bottle of listerine diluted 50/50 with water. A little of that and they let go the bite. It is also good for cleaning their mouths if they get mouth rot.

i keep on reading the wine solution, is it only the wine? how about vodkas? hahaha but i'm serious.

or any alcohol will do? rubbing alcohol? and when you say pour, like literally pour?? how bout his eyes?? :(

Most vodka is MUCH stronger than most wine. It will burn their vents as badly as your throat.

His eyes are protected by scales and a very thick layer that is called the "briss" (as I recall). Some liquid, even alcohol, should do nothing.

I would just blow in their face like the one guy said has worked for them. If that fails, water like others have said has worked for them. I really don't think alcohol is necessary.