Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
I think it's wise, my husband has very bad allergic reactions as well and the hognose are completely off limit to him, even though they rarely bite (none has ever bit me), I would not want to take that risk.
That is the only thing I'm a little worried about.

I used to be allergic to absolutely nothing !!! I'm still not allergic to much (I think). Penicillin and Pollen is beginning to bother me, though, and last year my second wasp sting (there are many wasps where I keep my horse) really did a number on me.

Normally they just hurt and swell a little.
But that second one swelled up a lot more. I got stung on the top of my hand and my hand and wrist swelled up to the point that my wrist looked "bent". I sent a picture to my sister and told her I broke my wrist, LOL. She believed it, too...

I'm not sure if that means I'm getting more "sensitive" to those things, or that this particular one got me in a bad spot (blood vein?)

But then again, that is what Epi-Pens are for

I do wonder, would that even make a difference in that case ? Benadryl and/or a Epi Pen? Technically its snake venom. But then again, its supposed to be "like" a wasp sting ?