New mile marker!

Well, its official! I got my very first ball python bite tonight. Its an epic medical disaster. Blood everywhere- but thats what you except from a massive 200g male! I'm quite lucky I was able to save my hand. :tears:

No, but seriously, I wasn't paying attention like I should have been and was waving my hand around when I first took him from his tank. He tagged me so fast that I hardly felt it. It really surprised me that there was blood. Sharp little teeth-ies.

I feel bad for startling him. Any ways- Just thought I'd share. :)

heh, still havent been tagged myself :)

Glad your hand will make it, I hope I can be as lucky :D

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Originally Posted by Johan

Glad your hand will make it, I hope I can be as lucky :D

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It was a close call!:gj:

I'm jealous! My girlfriend, heck, my entire family, thinks that I'm weird for wanting to be tagged. I'm just curious about it. I do want it to be the big guy that does it, though. Heck, Gene (my smaller BP) wouldn't bite me if my hand looked, smelled, sounded, and felt like a rat. He's just too awesome.

Okay, I lied. I think he tolerates me, waiting until he's bigger, then he'll slowly consume my entire body, one inch at a time.

See that's what amazes me sometimes, they hit you so fast, sometimes the only way you know you got bit is if there is blood.

I was handling a pastel at a show, roughly 400 grams. She was in blue and really cranky so I was careful not to upset her. Some 20 minutes after I gave her back to the seller, I notice a red spot on the palm of my hand, and when I rub it it smears. I was like, " What the heck is that stuff ?" Finally I realized it was blood, and I laughed. My hubby was like, "What's so funny?" I showed him the little red smear and told him the pastel must have tagged me, and the bite was so bad I didn't notice it for 20 minutes!

He just shook his head at me. See, he has a real serious fear of being bitten, and he could not comprehend I got bit and never even knew it. But I tell you, the little buggers are darn quick, and sometimes you do barely feel it or you don't feel it at all. I sure never felt that girl get me.

The one who scared me was my 2800 gram imported female. She's real nervous and is not used to being handled, that goes without saying, and I did something to irritate her, I don't know for sure what it was, and I saw her S up and had just enough time to think, "This is gonna hurt!" when she hit me square in the palm of my hand, with her mouth closed. If she'd intended to hurt me she would have, but she was simply warning me that time. I've spent a great deal of time with her, and we are beginning to see eye-to-eye. I'm grateful she didn't tag me, she was content to just warn me to be careful.

Gale

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Originally Posted by Quacking-Terror

Okay, I lied. I think he tolerates me, waiting until he's bigger, then he'll slowly consume my entire body, one inch at a time.

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They get that look in their eye that seems all cute and huggable (maybe just me) and whats really going on in their like snake brains is 'OK, I have patience. I'll eat you one day. Just you wait!'

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Originally Posted by angllady2

See that's what amazes me sometimes, they hit you so fast, sometimes the only way you know you got bit is if there is blood.
Gale

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I totally would not have known if I didn't see it happen. My husband just looks at me like he doesn't know if he should laugh or sigh. He's cool with the snakes but he doesn't really know one end from the other (poor man only had gold fish growing up). :D

Ya see I'm not part of this club. I'll save all the fun for you guys! I'm pretty good with the language of them and once I see that look I back off or move them away. I'm still part of the never been tagged club. Knocks on wood 

Hahaha! I have yet to recieve my first bite, and I'm hoping to get it done and over with with my 105 gram female spider....but she's far too sweet so I'm pretty sure it's gonna be one of my bigger boys lol. Congrats on the near death survival! :D

Congrats! Where are the pics?

People build up what getting bit is like in there mind and to be honest I'd rather get bit by a Ball Python than a rat, dog or cat any day of the week. The thing that gets most people so worried is the strike, they feel like they wont have time to react and to be honest you don't, and its a good thing.. the ones I hate are the ones you know are coming, when a 1500 gram snakes is lifting its body off the ground 18 inches with its mouth open you just know it's coming.. It's why I don't like Texas rat snakes, those things bite just because they have teeth.

Welcome to the bite club!!!!!

Congrats and welcome to the club! :P

Just wait until you get mistaken for food. It's rather funny when they think they can strangle your arm/hand to death. :P

When I do my tub maintenance, thats about the only time I handle my balls....*lol snickers*. So I can read there body language pretty good. If there just balled up laying there I will just reach in and remove them to the holding tank. But if I lift up there hide and they coil back I know there none to happy so I will give a little spray from my water bottle to change the insuing outcome and I gently pick them up and there good to go.
I've never had one strike or show any aggression once I have them out of there tub. My biggest girl is 750 grams as of right now and range all the way down to 250 grams.

My very first snake bite was from an 8 foot yellow anaconda while I was giving a presentation to a group of around 30 boyscouts. Moved wrong and she decided to grab my hand. Very little pain, killed all the fear of being bitten. ;)

So glad to hear that the medics didn't have to be called..

I just posted a similar thread a week or so ago. Glad you have joined the club!

BTW, 2 days after getting tagged by my 160g Spider, Death Snake, I managed to mess with Mama Rat after day 2 of her first time having babies... bad idea. Got me right on the knuckle. Trust me everyone... Rat bites suck WAY worse then BP bites.

Just leave mama alone for a few days if she's poppin' them out for the first time or 2. :colbert:

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Originally Posted by jben

Congrats! Where are the pics?

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I didn't even think about that! Next time for sure;)

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

the ones I hate are the ones you know are coming, when a 1500 gram snakes is lifting its body off the ground 18 inches with its mouth open you just know it's coming.. It's why I don't like Texas rat snakes, those things bite just because they have teeth.

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I know that look. That squinty eyed 'I'm waaaay faster than you, weak human!' look with imagined mad laughter and big toothy grin.

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Originally Posted by Kinra

Congrats and welcome to the club! :P

Just wait until you get mistaken for food. It's rather funny when they think they can strangle your arm/hand to death. :P

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I just love their inthusiasm. ::D

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Originally Posted by cdavidson9

BTW, 2 days after getting tagged by my 160g Spider, Death Snake, I managed to mess with Mama Rat after day 2 of her first time having babies... bad idea. Got me right on the knuckle. Trust me everyone... Rat bites suck WAY worse then BP bites.
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The rats ALWAYS aim for the knuckles! They make sure to nail the spot that stays soar and is slow to heal. They teach it to their pups first thing.

Welcome to the club. My first bite was from a small guy, no more than a year old. I opened the cage door and he flew out at my hand, hit, but quickly released and landed on the floor :O:O:O well he was fine since the next thing he did was eat. I love him, he'll never miss a meal for anything.

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Originally Posted by ogdentrece

well he was fine since the next thing he did was eat. I love him, he'll never miss a meal for anything.

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Same thing here. Gave him a f/t fuzzie rat and he gulped it down and smacked his lips. Not sure how he can eat with the jealous way my cat was starring at him- then look at me like 'why don't I get rats?':rolleyes: