Well if you can manage not to pull away reflexively, that will help. When (if) you do that, their teeth can break off & stay embedded like splinters...they're translucent
so very hard to see...that can cause infection & lingering 'ouch', but otherwise most snake bites don't even get infected- in my many years of experience (& truthfully
I've ignored most bites, ie. didn't run for the Neosporin & band-aids). Only IF you have a large snake w/ longer teeth, stay up on tetanus shots...but you should anyway.
People always ask us "aren't you worried about snake bites?" when they learn we keep snakes...
Remind them that you're not dealing with venom, and that actually,
WAY worse injuries come from dog bites & scratches, cat bites/scratches (very infected is the norm), or birds, they can lop off chunks of skin & large ones, even a finger!
And I love them but horses can kill you just by accident...oops. You are much safer with a snake!
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Well if you can manage not to pull away reflexively, that will help. When (if) you do that, their teeth can break off & stay embedded like splinters...they're translucent
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