Originally Posted by KMG
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That's how I got the BCI I had for many years- never 1 bite from her in all that time, but it wasn't for her lack of trying initially. She scared off multiple owners before she cameto my house, & after about 2 months, relaxed having learned she had nothing to fear with me.I've had my share of snake bites- been keeping lots of snakes for many years-but most bites are predictable & therefore avoidable...what I call a "failure to communicate".
For those who may not know, most snake bites are under-whelming...over quickly, like an injection from your physician or an accidental pin-prick for those who sew clothing.The ones to seriously avoid are feeding mistakes, bites from venomous or rear-fanged snakes, & bites from large to giant snakes (because their teeth are long enough to do real damage to nerves & cause serious bleeding if an artery is hit.) All the rest are inconsequential...I've never even had a snake bite get infected (& that's also without first aid).
FAR more damage & infections result from bites from most other commonly-kept pets, like cats, dogs, birds, hamsters-rats-mice, etc.If you have some lasting issue with a bite from a harmless snake, it might be one or more embedded teeth that broke off & became "splinters" when you jerked your hand away, so "try" not to do that.
And yes, I'd NEVER use a "high pressure water stream" to spray a snake so it backs off...my tool is just a harmless pump spray bottle, for sure!
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