Hi Guys,
I've posted a bite info thread a while back that told a short story of my one envenomation by this reluctant to bite breed. Well, cleaning tanks last night my wife decided to hold our biter anaconda hognose after I showed her he was behaving, and sure enough took her second snake bite ever. The hog bit down on her pinky knuckle, and remained locked on for roughly 3 minutes. Upon removal, she had a freely bleeding wound showcasing 1 strong puncture from his enlarged rear teeth.
To those who think hognose venom is too mild for humans . . . think again. It may very with different people, she normally has poor reactions to mosquito bites. . . within 30 minutes of the bite, she lost feeling in the bite finger, which was soon met with a throbbing sensation due to swelling. Within the hour, she started on Benadryl incase this was an allergic reaction, and the swelling had overtaken her knuckle, and traveled 2 inches into her hand causing more discomfort - no nausea / vomiting at this point. We removed her wedding ring and she slept it off.
Wake up this morning, the side of her hand below her pinky still remains swollen, and as predicted, her ring finger also became enlarged (we attempted to put her wedding ring back on her this morning, but that failed miserably). So word to the wise - if you do get tagged by a hognose, watch for symptoms of envenomation and take Benadryl to reduce complications.
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