Snake Bite

[ShamelessAardvark]

One of my girls grabbed me a few weeks ago and started throwing coils. The bite was my fault, but I grabbed her tail to keep her from coiling further. I thought I'd give her a few minutes, and she'd let go on her own. It hurt, but it wasn't agonizing. It was more of a "Ow, okay Roxanne, that's nice, please let go now, ow, owowowow, ow, why are you doing this to me, okay I'm sorry, I know you're just the most starved snake on the planet, let go and I'll feed you." (She's actually my best eater, I swear to god she eats for fun.)

After about 7 minutes of her not letting go, and my hand turning red/cold, I doused her nose in water. She didn't like that, so she bit down harder and pulled back, that kind of hurt. Eventually, I just, gently, grabbed the back of her head and pushed her forward and upward. We were both covered in blood, but she ate like a champ afterwards.

Moral of the story? Don't panic if a ball python grabs you. They usually let go on their own.

For you people who just love to look at snake bites: http://imgur.com/a/knjZ1