Quote Originally Posted by j_h_smith View Post
Worst bite was at a friend's house. He had a 6-7 ft Retic and asked me to help him move the snake from one enclosure to another. He had the head and I had the rest. He tripped over a bucket, let go of the head and it came around and grabbed me. It coiled around my arm and started chewing. Most of my scars are gone except one. It's about 2 inches long. I probably needed stitches but I didn't get them.

As for my snakes, I've been bit more times than I care to admit, but luckily they were all from colubrids. The one that gave me the most concern was a large female Dumeril. She was very protective of her enclosure. Dums have some really long teeth and I can't tell you how many times she almost got me. Funny thing about her, once she was out of her enclosure, she was a kitty cat. She was a big Dum, almost 7 ft long. I wouldn't have wanted to get tagged by her, the Retic was enough for me.

Jim Smith
Man that must've hurt badly! One of my fears is getting bit by a big snake, and my boa is going to get about 6ft long so hopefully he won't even try to bite me.

I used to have a Dumeril's boa, but she was only about a year and a half old, though, she didn't like me in her enclosure. She would hiss, and only strike if you gets real mad. Once she's out of her enclosure, she's as sweet as can be. Dumeril's boas are so strange sometimes