First Bite

So I got Bit last weekend by Nala my 11 month old RTB. Completely my fault. Had been warming up a rat before holding her and didn't wash my hands very well. it didn't hurt very bad but I was just really startled. Here's some pics. This probably sounds crazy but I can't wait till I get bit by a BP (if I ever do) so I can compare the bites.:D
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Holy...whoah! Yeah, I'm gonna say the boa bite is much worse! I have an adult ball who bites everything in sight, and hers are no where near that bad!

LOL and this girl is only about 2' 9". Can't wait till she bigger. (won't make that mistake once she's that big). That's the reason I got her. Love the size RTB's get.

Well gonrats welcome to the club, keep some antibiotic cream around you'll be fine. Shoot I've been bitten by almost everything you can think of why we will never have hots in the house. Shoot wife jokes the animals have a bite mike club and everyone wants to join. Shoot wife was sexing the boa were watching he's been in the house couple hours who does he bite me.

Welcome to the bite club! lol my big 6' girl has gotten me on my hand and arm. the arm one bled worst, but the hand one hurt worst. At least they aren't as deep as my rat bites! Those ache for days.

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Originally Posted by McAdry

Well gonrats welcome to the club, keep some antibiotic cream around you'll be fine. Shoot I've been bitten by almost everything you can think of why we will never have hots in the house. Shoot wife jokes the animals have a bite mike club and everyone wants to join. Shoot wife was sexing the boa were watching he's been in the house couple hours who does he bite me.

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Awww hon you must just taste good to them! LOL

Rules of the Bite Mike Club:

- always bite Mike NOT Joanna
- never talk about Bite Mike Club :D

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Rules of the Bite Mike Club:

- always bite Mike NOT Joanna
- never talk about Bite Mike Club :D

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*bites Mike*
*doesn't talk about it*

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Originally Posted by cassandra

*bites Mike*
*doesn't talk about it*

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*quietly slips Cass her very own "I BIT MIKE" t-shirt, doesn't talk about that either*

Mmmm...yummy hand. I can't wait to get a RTB myself and get a first bite, but I'll probably never get bitten, unless I REALLY want to (which I might, just to see what it feels like). :P

Ya people probably think we are crazy wanting to get bitten.:D

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Originally Posted by slither9192

This probably sounds crazy but I can't wait till I get bit by a BP

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yes it does.

and if you are in that big of a hurry just go hold a rat and stick your hand back in!


jk of course!!!!!

:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by slither9192

Ya people probably think we are crazy wanting to get bitten.:D

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and yes I do.

Getting bit is a reality, not a goal LOL. Seriously, your snake can rip out teeth and damage it's mouth from a bite and your natural instinct to jerk back. Losing a few teeth is no biggie, it happens to them naturally when hunting prey but traumatic injury from a bite can happen to their mouths, as well, of course, to your hand. Avoiding bites is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. :)

O I am deffinately never going to intentionaly get biten. I will deffinately avoid getting bitten But If it happens it happens. I'm just saying I wouldn't mind getting bitten to compare the bites. Thats all.

Quick question about how people get bitten in the first place: is it always from the snake striking? Because the first, and so far only bite I ever got from my ball python was when he was climbing on my arm. He just sort of gnawed on my elbow, and I didn't feel it until like several seconds later when one of his teeth pierced my epidermis. I wasn't sure if he was just trying to get a better grip to climb or whatnot. Would boas do the same - I mean, would any snake do the same? It would kind of suck to have an adult boa do the same and clamp down on my elbow...

I got two ball pthons and two RTB's some of em for over 3 years and ive never had the pleasure of getting bit. Guess im lucky. lol probably wont last now that ive said it

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Originally Posted by Riktasi

Quick question about how people get bitten in the first place: is it always from the snake striking? Because the first, and so far only bite I ever got from my ball python was when he was climbing on my arm. He just sort of gnawed on my elbow, and I didn't feel it until like several seconds later when one of his teeth pierced my epidermis. I wasn't sure if he was just trying to get a better grip to climb or whatnot. Would boas do the same - I mean, would any snake do the same? It would kind of suck to have an adult boa do the same and clamp down on my elbow...

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Getting bitten is usually either from the snake beeing defensive if it feels threatened or if you smell like food (rats/mice). My hand smelled like rat so that is why I got bitten. Ive never herd of a snake doing what you said. I don't really know if other snakes do that too. You sure you didn't smell like a rat and the snake skipped the striking part and just bit?

Nope, I didn't even have any mice around, but I kind of figured he was hungry, so I fed him the next day. He's a pretty good feeder, too, and I've upgraded his meal size since when I got him a few weeks ago - it's now 1 mouse and a fuzzy, rather than just 1 mouse. I guess I just have a weird snake.

Oh yeah, and one more thing: washing your hand with a stainless steel spoon will get rid of any smells. It works for getting rid of fish smell after gutting fish, so it should get rid of thawed rat smell.

lol, yup i got bit yesterday had the snake to close to the mice and when i reached in to grab one he got me. :snake:

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Originally Posted by Squishy Burrito

lol, yup i got bit yesterday had the snake to close to the mice and when i reached in to grab one he got me. :snake:

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where's the pics?!?!?!


you can't brag about getting bit and not show us some pics!!!

I really can't believe I haven't been bit yet!

I always forget that I have been messing with the rats and will go to my snakes tanks and at the last....second I think "NO!!! I smell like a rat!!!!"

lol

I am sure it will happen one day though!

:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Riktasi

Quick question about how people get bitten in the first place: is it always from the snake striking? Because the first, and so far only bite I ever got from my ball python was when he was climbing on my arm. He just sort of gnawed on my elbow, and I didn't feel it until like several seconds later when one of his teeth pierced my epidermis. I wasn't sure if he was just trying to get a better grip to climb or whatnot. Would boas do the same - I mean, would any snake do the same? It would kind of suck to have an adult boa do the same and clamp down on my elbow...

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My Ball python, Shorty did that to a friend of mine. She was holding him and he had his head resting on her thumb and he just tilted his head bit her..let go and went about resting there.

Sorry, No pic i wasnt thinking about it when it happend. But i will make sure i share if it happens again