why you shouldnt care about being bit by a snake

[Skiploder]

i found this on rtb.com, and became aware that snakebites should be the least of anyones worries, just thought i'd share it here

http://www.redtailboas.com/f31/tagge...88/#post601667

Depends on the snake.

[jason_ladouceur]

Depends on the snake.

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an old friend of mine lost a finger and almost his life to a large naja nigricollis while trying to remove a retained eye cap. that snakes bites are no joke.

WARNIG VERY GRAFIC!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VlxswoLCQi...ja+D9+copy.jpg

[Raptor]

Not only does it depend on the snake (I'm sure you wouldn't want to be bit my a mamba!), but if you're allergic to anything in the saliva. For example, watersnakes have a mild anti-coagulant in their saliva which causes a bit more bleeding than the average bite. If the bitten person has a clotting disorder, this can cause serious issues. I was bitten by a foot long watersnake a few years back. That bite bleed more than any of the bites from my adult corn snake and I'm healthy without any clotting disorders.

Another example is rear fanged snakes. Most of the ones that's common in the snake trade won't cause any harm. Maybe some minor irritation at the bite site. However, if the person bitten is allergic to the venom, then there's cause for alarm.

Yes, with snakes suck as corns, boas, pythons, etc. It's nothing to worry about. Maybe some bruising or superficial puncture marks if it's a larger snake, but there are species to be wary of. To say that people shouldn't care about snake bites in general is at best, foolish.

[Ratte]

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an old friend of mine lost a finger and almost his life to a large naja nigricollis while trying to remove a retained eye cap. that snakes bites are no joke.

WARNIG VERY GRAFIC!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VlxswoLCQi...ja+D9+copy.jpg

Yeah, I wouldn't want to mess with that snake.

[cmack91]

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an old friend of mine lost a finger and almost his life to a large naja nigricollis while trying to remove a retained eye cap. that snakes bites are no joke.

WARNIG VERY GRAFIC!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VlxswoLCQi...ja+D9+copy.jpg

well those are venomous snakes, which is a whole nother story

[cmack91]

Not only does it depend on the snake (I'm sure you wouldn't want to be bit my a mamba!), but if you're allergic to anything in the saliva. For example, watersnakes have a mild anti-coagulant in their saliva which causes a bit more bleeding than the average bite. If the bitten person has a clotting disorder, this can cause serious issues. I was bitten by a foot long watersnake a few years back. That bite bleed more than any of the bites from my adult corn snake and I'm healthy without any clotting disorders.

Another example is rear fanged snakes. Most of the ones that's common in the snake trade won't cause any harm. Maybe some minor irritation at the bite site. However, if the person bitten is allergic to the venom, then there's cause for alarm.

Yes, with snakes suck as corns, boas, pythons, etc. It's nothing to worry about. Maybe some bruising or superficial puncture marks if it's a larger snake, but there are species to be wary of. To say that people shouldn't care about snake bites in general is at best, foolish.

your taking this a little too seriously, obviously they should still care, but the average bite from the average snake is nothing to worry about

[Raptor]

your taking this a little too seriously, obviously they should still care, but the average bite from the average snake is nothing to worry about

I am talking about average snakes. Hognosed snakes are very popular, but they're rear fanged and mildly venomous. The same thing goes for garter snakes.

[cmack91]

i still think your taking it too literally

[Raptor]

Which means that other people can too..

[Skiploder]

i still think your taking it too literally

Try taking a feeding bite from a big dry.

You'll end up getting stitches also. I took 4 on the middle finger of my left hand from a juvenile YT cribo many years ago and a very well known indigo breeder almost lost a finger when a big bull male took it in a feeding strike.

The title of this thread was "Why You Shouldn't Care About Being Bit By a Snake". While I appreciate the damage a even a juvie croc can do, it in no way means that some snakes can't put a serious hurt on you via a bite - venomous or not.

There are plenty of reasons to care and they have nothing to do with taking things too literal.