It's Official! Now a Question ;)

[ViciousBliss]

I had a BP rescue try to eat my hand..

She would not let go for 5 minutes..

We had to get her under warm water, and pry her off with a pen.

The kid I got her from only fed her once a month one small mouse.. and she was an adult BP.

I was there, telling him that that was not appropriate, and he in turn said, yeah, she is a bit nippy. I never take her out..

I was like.. uh, okay.. BPs usually don't bite unless they need to.

And as I was holding her, not paying attention to her at all, and more to the conversation, I feel her bite me inbetween the thumb and forefinger... Yeah. Wrapped my arm up pretty good too.... and then proceed to try and swallow me.

FUN TIMES!!!!!

so did it like HURT? sting? was it scary to be wrapped like that? lol i'm such a wiener. i'm afraid of needles and whatnot and a bp's mouth reminds me of oodles of needles... lol...

[LadyOhh]

so did it like HURT? sting? was it scary to be wrapped like that? lol i'm such a wiener. i'm afraid of needles and whatnot and a bp's mouth reminds me of oodles of needles... lol...

It was pressure on the wrist, and a bit of stinging while being bit.

Afterwards was the worst, since she was trying to eat me, and was wiggling her jaw around to try and fit more of me in her mouth.

I had a couple of teeth in my hand for a long time, and a sprained joint.

But it hurts SUPER MUCH MORE WORSE to be bit by a Rat.

[blackcrystal22]

I had a BP rescue try to eat my hand..

She would not let go for 5 minutes..

We had to get her under warm water, and pry her off with a pen.

The kid I got her from only fed her once a month one small mouse.. and she was an adult BP.

I was there, telling him that that was not appropriate, and he in turn said, yeah, she is a bit nippy. I never take her out..

I was like.. uh, okay.. BPs usually don't bite unless they need to.

And as I was holding her, not paying attention to her at all, and more to the conversation, I feel her bite me inbetween the thumb and forefinger... Yeah. Wrapped my arm up pretty good too.... and then proceed to try and swallow me.

FUN TIMES!!!!!

That is the best experience I've ever heard anyone share. That made my day.
I too was bit today by my ball for the first time. It didn't leave a slight mark, hurt, or even bleed.. O.o
He just was a little GET OUT OF MY HIDE because I was trying to readjust the probe to the thermometer under his hide.. he didn't seem too fond of that. Aha.
:]

[ViciousBliss]

It was pressure on the wrist, and a bit of stinging while being bit.

Afterwards was the worst, since she was trying to eat me, and was wiggling her jaw around to try and fit more of me in her mouth.

I had a couple of teeth in my hand for a long time, and a sprained joint.

But it hurts SUPER MUCH MORE WORSE to be bit by a Rat.

well rat bites suck bad and hurt something awful...

BP teeth stuck in your hand? yikes and ouch. like a splinter i take it? are the teeth TINY?

the sprained joint was from you being wrappeD?

sorry so many questions i'm really interested to know the details of this as the friends i have that are petrified of snakes are obviously afraid of getting eaten and i'd love to be able to throw all the details back at them like "this is about the worst of it bud"

hehe thanks in advance!

[LadyOhh]

This was a couple of years ago, but it was mostly bruising from the pressure, and a sprain in one of the fingers as well.

It hurt to move my hand for a week or two, but not so much that I had to go to a DR or not use my hand at all.. Just sore.

Teeth were very small.. Like tiny spinters.

I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, but I think the BIGGEST thing for most people is not the bite... It's the shock of being bitten.

[justin81]

I'm glad this thread got started. my wife has been worried about me getting bit. sounds like it's not too bad even from a adult. I so badly want to see pictures, just to get an idea.

[ViciousBliss]

if i took a picture of my nose you'd see uhm, nothing! it was a dot of blood like i barely had gotten pin pricked and i didn't even feeeeel it... like i did, but it wasn't pain or anything... just like... idk...



he didn't even bite me, just tagged me, and he knows i'm a human and not food so in retrospect if your snake is fed properly, it MUST know the difference between you and a rat, so constricting would be pointless. he struck at me out of agrivation, telling me to leave him alone. one tooth acctually got me, and BARELY.

to your wifey:
don't be scared, girlfriend! Ball Pythons make lovely pets

[ChicaPiton519]

i have only been struck at by BPs...
actually today i think im going to bust a cap and drag kiziah out for some pics... maybe get a good bite today im not sure, still contemplating the risk...

although im not sure what bit me when i was up at the pet shop volunteering... some good ones there... idr lol

[Seneschal]

But it hurts SUPER MUCH MORE WORSE to be bit by a Rat.

It SO DOES!!!! Why does everybody look at me like I'm crazy when I say that??

((although, I don't envy your hand-eaten experience )))