Need Snake Bite Proof Jacket

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Even wearing a shirt (and a bra, although I know those don't cover the entire breast area) would probably prevent injuries? I know you have ETBs, which have longer teeth, but... A snake would have to press its face way into your chest, at the exact correct angle? A chest is generally a "flat" surface (even breasts, lol) and on the scale compared to a snake's head, would not be biting into a rounded surface they could get their mouth around, so I think getting a good enough grip on anything enough to pierce through clothes, skin, and the implant is pretty unlikely.

In my experience, with my iguana, I have had to get stitches twice from him. Biting through even thin clothing reduces it from sutures to a tiny dot or scratch that heals overnight and doesn't even "open" the skin--less than a papercut would. However, my iguana does not "latch on" when he bites. His teeth are not as long as ETB teeth (I think), and are maybe 1/4 inch long or less. The bites with sutures were on my arm, because he could get his entire mouth around it, and my foot, again, where he could get his entire mouth around it. He tried to bite the other arm once, when I had a thin long-sleeved shirt on, and I got kind of a "rug burn" like bite (annoying and itchy, but not really any blood). Ditto for my leg wearing thin pajama pants, which turned into just one small dot/scratch, although that was over my shin bone and not an ideal place for him to chomp because it was a flat surface. I saw him bite a vet tech's open palm once... He kind of bounced off, but there was a little blood (she is probably glad I no longer live near there). So, a flatter surface is probably hard for teeth to get into.

Nothing wrong with peace of mind, though! Just thought I'd share that, for me, really small measures virtually negates actual skin-puncture bites. But, there's nothing harmful about wearing something extra to give peace of mind or increase confidence.

Also, on some level, I'm sure your doctor heard "snake" and made all kind of mental leaps that most people unfamiliar with reptiles do. He probably thinks you are frequently being attacked by reptiles.