Animal bites...Discuss!

[foxoftherose]

Fire ants suck. I got shoved into an ant hill playing tag once, and just by counting the scars that are still on my arms five years later, I was bitten over 30 times on each arm.
My cat bites me regularly, and it's never a big deal.
Birds in general don't like me. I've known several people with pet birds that have shown me how they'll stand on you if you hold your finger out to them, and every time that I've tried this, I've been bitten.
I had a feeding accident with a very large (2 1/2 foot shell diameter) tortoise, but he was cool and let go of my finger as soon as he realized that it wasn't food.
I think the worst bite that I've ever had was from a pit mix that was after my cat. I got between them because he could have killed my cat, and got bitten once or twice on the ear. That bled like crazy, and tore a couple of earrings out, but I was fine.
I've only ever been bitten by one snake, which was a hatchling rat snake. He was going to get run over (ran over?), and he kept biting me as I moved him off the bike trail. It was adorable.

[Kinra]

I would honestly rather be bitten by every snake in my collection than get scratched by my stupid cat. I've gotten bites I've barely noticed and one that actually hurt. I think it really depends on where you get bit. Getting bit on the arm or fingers doesn't hurt but getting bit on the palm of your hand does hurt some (especially if it's a large female that does it). With snake bites it's more of the shock factor, afterwards there is a little blood and that's it. Their teeth are super sharp so it's like getting a shot. A little soap and water later and you usually can't even tell you've been bit.

I've never been bit by a hamster, but I'm nervous about picking them up at work because I know they can do some damage.

Rodent bites suck. >_<

[Mike41793]

Fire ants suck. I got shoved into an ant hill playing tag once, and just by counting the scars that are still on my arms five years later, I was bitten over 30 times on each arm.

Theyre also really fast! By the time i noticed them on me they were almost all the way up my legs biting me near my junk. Vinegar helps the swelling though.

[RoseyReps]

Oh goodness...where to start. I've been tagged by just about every species of animal normally kept in a pet store. I'll bold the more painful ones from my (crappy) memory;
Bp, RTB, childrens python, cornsnake, kingsnake, milksnake, iguana, beardie (baby), savannah, water monitor, tegu, nile, pacman, leo's, tokay, horned lizard, agama, (never been chomped by a tortoise or turtle), Oscar fish (youngin's), parakeet, conure, macaw, cockatoo, cockatiel, african gray, dog (small / large breed pups), kitten, cat, hamster, rat, gerbil, ferret, prairie dog, skunk, marmoset, fennec fox, guinea pig, pygmy opossum, sugar glider

I've probably forgotten a few, but you get the idea. Most of these were quick bites, so nothing too terrible. The Prairie dog...ugh. I was holding it to sex it, while a salesperson was talking to the customer. The entire time I'm holding this little PITA it's gnawing on the skin between by thumb and pointer. Generally you try not to scream in agony in front of customers, so I just stood there holding it while it chewed through my skin. I pipped up when the salesperson said "Oh, they don't bite! They're calm as can be!" restating that anything with a mouth can bite, and every new animal will need some working with, that some pd's can be bitey. Then I put it back in the cage, leaned over to the customer and told her maybe a skunk would be a better choice.

Also, marmosets are evil. Cute, adorable...but evil. *shakes fist*

All of the snakes we had were young ones, except the smaller species. We would get in adult corns / kings / milks / children's pythons every once in a while.

Edit: Being a Floridian, I can definitely agree that fire ants SUCK. Blarg. *shivers*

[LotusCorvus]

Honestly even my cat's play-bites hurt worse than any snake bite I've received (and I've been tagged by a 5' boa, jerk tagged me 3 times in the arm before I could get out of range), their teeth are so fine that it's definitely more shock than pain.

[Mike41793]

Edit: Being a Floridian, I can definitely agree that fire ants SUCK. Blarg. *shivers*

Are there more the further south you go? Ive only encountered them in NC/SC.

[h00blah]

Does a sting count? A wasp sting hurt like hell!

A bird bite hurt a lot.. Stupid parrot..

I got bit by a baby water monitor which drew a lot of blood, stung for a while, but was much more tolerable than the parrot bite .

[RoseyReps]

Are there more the further south you go? Ive only encountered them in NC/SC.

To my knowledge they are mainly found in the southeast region. Not sure if we have them worse than NC/SC, just that we definitely have them. Though it has been a while since I ran into a mound, not sure if that is the fire ants diminishing, or the fact I don't go gallivanting in the woods any more.

[ChrisS]

I have only been bitten once by a bp that actually hurt, but it was my fault. I was feeding a 2600g female and she missed the rat and got my hand. But the rest of the bites have been nippy babies, and very few times has it even drawn blood. Animals that suck more that a bp bite, just about anything you can think of; Tokays have a good bite, Jelly fish stings ( I know not a bite but still been stung twice not fun), cat bites, dog bites, bee stings, hermit crab pinches, and the list goes on and on.

[BrandiR]

Well, it sounds like the fire ants have it!
I forgot about how vile hamsters can be until it was brought up. I was bitten once on the tip of my finger and it swelled up and got all infected. Gross.
If I would have had a snake back then, that hamster would have gotten his!