What does a bite from a ball python feel like?

[ZinniaZ]

My first bite was by this 1200 gram (?)snake that belonged to my friend. He was supposed to be very lovey dovey, small children handled him, blah blah blah. It was more than a pinprick. He bruised my hand and I had blood flowing enough to stain my shirt and get on the floor and table before I realized it was making a mess. It probably depends on the size of the snake and the type of bite AND on where they get you. Some body parts are going to bleed and hurt more than others....

[icygirl]

I got bitten by my yellowbelly when he was around 400g and I was checking his enclosure for an uneaten mouse running around. It left a tiny scratch on my knuckle. I won't lie that I was pretty happy to have finally been bitten and knew what it felt like, and even more happy that he'd eaten the mouse!!

And I agree that it does feel a lot like a "flick"... at least from a juvie ball.

[Slim]

What's with all the bite threads lately? I thought I was the only one getting eaten up on a regular basis....Yes, Dutch, the Cinny boy is still at it

[MarkS]

I've been bit many times by both babies and old adults. Sometimes I don't even notice it until I see a little drop of blood on my hand. Ball python teeth are very sharp, but they're also very short and don't penetrate the skin very far, usually you can't even tell where you've been bitten after a few days.

Got a nice bite last night as a matter of fact. I was feeding all of my sub adults and one of the mice got squirmy and I accidentally dropped it outside of the snakes tub. I reached over to pick up the mouse to get it in the tub and the snake, smelling food, reached out of it's tub and tagged me. I just thought to myself, Hmmm, that was kind of stupid... Then I washed the blood off my hands and then went on to feed the next one.

Bloodiest bite I've ever received was from my Cat when I was trying to restrain her for the vet when she was in a lot of pain. No stitches but I probably should have had one or two.

Most painful bite I've ever received was from my Shetland pony when I was a kid. I ticked him off one time and he swung his head around and chomped on my leg. No blood but a nice painful bruise. Snake bites are NOTHING in comparison.

[kjay]

stick a 9 volt square battery on you tongue feels about the same but if you have braces dont do it, lol

[DutchHerp]

What's with all the bite threads lately? I thought I was the only one getting eaten up on a regular basis....Yes, Dutch, the Cinny boy is still at it

*sighs*

It's sad when someone counts on you reading a thread on a forum... it's a sign of being on here too much.


So have you dropped a pair and taken a few photos already?!

[CamStatic]

I was bitten by my 600 gram normal female by mistake.. she gets so insane when she smells food, and she missed the rat and hit my thumb.. felt like a cactus was attacking me. Didn't really hurt at all, but it bled like insane.

5 days later, and it was all healed up.