Salmonella

[LadyOhh]

LICK UM!

Almost guaranteed way to get salmonella...

[Elvyra's Keeper]

Great, atleast I know a sure way to get out of going to work. LOL.

[LadyOhh]

Great, atleast I know a sure way to get out of going to work. LOL.

Just looking out for you...

[pythontricker]

well i had her on my chest and i was laying down and i touched her tail. this startle her and she jumped into my mouth. iggi tastes gross.

[frankykeno]

You're far more likely to get salmonella from your own kitchen cutting board or a restaurant that doesn't practise proper food prep and storage.

Just have common sense about the snake, wash up afterwards, etc. and you'll likely be quite fine.

[NightLad]

You can also just keep a small bottle of Anti-Bacterial Hand Sanitizer Gel beside your snakes enclosure and use it after putting him/her hack - in addition to washing your hands, of course. (Like ReadyNurse , although there are many good brands to choose from at your local drug store.)

[Patrick Long]

i use that hand sanitizer religiously. especially if im going from one aniimal to the other. i just disinfect my hands and keep on truckin

[AdamJB]

I think I may had a mild case of salmonella this last week..... Cleaned all my cages then went to eat something and forgot to wash up before eating. The next day I was sicker than a dog. throwin up all day and night. It was bad.....

[MelissaFlipski]

Great, atleast I know a sure way to get out of going to work. LOL.

Skip the lickin' and just call in and lie. Then you can actually enjoy your day off! (Not that I condone lying....)

You can also just keep a small bottle of Anti-Bacterial Hand Sanitizer Gel beside your snakes enclosure and use it after putting him/her hack - in addition to washing your hands, of course. (Like ReadyNurse , although there are many good brands to choose from at your local drug store.)

With boys, 6 and 3 yrs olds, we keep the hand sanitizer by the tanks to make sure they clean up. I use it, too, but make sure I wash my hands before preparing/eating any food.

I think I may had a mild case of salmonella this last week..... Cleaned all my cages then went to eat something and forgot to wash up before eating. The next day I was sicker than a dog. throwin up all day and night. It was bad.....

Bummer! Sorry to hear that. Could have been a coincidence, but you never know. Guess that's why the hand washing helps - it will also wash off other germs from the outside world.

All, just don't kiss your snakes. Ahem, I mean, read the thread I posted on that, and you'll get a laugh - or maybe not.