I've told this story before but here goes. At a breeder's house (also a freind). He wanted to move a 12-14 foot retic, so he grabbed the head and I grabbed the back half. He trips and falls. Lets go of the Retic. I guess I held onto the snake a llittle too tight, and it swung around and grabbed my left hand. Then he coiled onto my arm. Short story short. It wouldn't let go, even after dunking him into a sink full of water. It took a pint of whiskey to get him to release my hand.

The biggest issue was it was chewing on my hand, not just clamped down on it. So, I've got some scars. Talk about blood, the sink water was red, my blood was all over his floor. You would have thought there was a murder committed there.

That one hurt!
Jim Smith