Snake bites

[NewLineReptile]

I want to know what you all think is the worse bite from a snake
out of the larger snake's

these are some that i have taken a bite from

Reticulated python
Burmese python
African Rock
Anaconda
Carpet python
Boa Constrictor

out of them i would have to say that the ROCK would be my worse bite

What was the worse bite you have taken by a snake?

Brandon

[burmer]

I've taken bites from a 13' retic, it got my elbow and tore it up pretty bad. I also took one from a 9' burm across the hand. It hurt bad but the retic was much worse and looked worse. I'd never forget either one of them though.

[snakemann87]

Hmm my worst bite was from my Boa......my only bite too:) She was at 2 1/2ft. Ill tell you she drew nice blood for her size:) Alot more then any colubrid of that size could.

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[Siretsap]

Lol, I am lucky, only taken a bit from:
A leopard gecko
A cornsnake
A ball python

That is all.

[reverendsterlin]

I figure it has less to do with the species than the intent. My adult female Bco nailed (and coiled my arm) me with a feeding response the maxed any other type of strike I had. A Bcc was the largest to nail me but with a defense strike, the much smaller (and hungry+smelling chicks on my hands)Bco did the most damage by far.

[TheRedDragon]

Fortunately I've only taken a bite from an adult Plains Garter Snake and a baby Vietnamese Blue Beauty. I'd have the say the bite from the VBB was worse due to the fact it drew more blood, hurt a bit more, and it was a much more persistent and vicious attack. The Garter only bit me once in self defense because I snatched it up while it was basking in the road, but, the VBB LUNGED at me when I took the lid off its bin and PURSUED me just to bite me more.

[operation_sssss]

I know blood pythons arnt giants compared to some but this was my worse bite. Shes about four feet long and real bulky (not sure of her weight) like they are, anyway i was changing her water and she got me on my left forearm, it was more of shock than pain, drew quite a bit of blood but it was the amount of bruising i was left with impressed me

[Aaron_S]

I would say like the rev said it has to do with intent and not just species but SIZE! If you got nailed by an afrock being 12' and then got nailed by a burm being 8'. THen it is obvious which would hurt more or be worse of the two. That is of course both being the same kind of bite...self defense most likely.

[Invictus]

I got tagged by a 5' king the other day. Bled for about 1/2 hour and hurt like hell. Also been tagged by a VBB, but it was a very light shot. I don't think it was even really that mad at me. :)

[T.O-SK8TER]

What do you do if you get bitten? Do you have to go to the hospital for any shots and stitches?

[Aaron_S]

Stitches would only be required if you were hit by a large animal. Adult retic or burm might require stitches and a trip to a hospital to get them. A large ETB Adult GTP would need stitches most likely and could possibly do nerve damage if it hits the right spot. I also think an adult ATB could do the same.

Other then that you just walk it off. Most bites stop bleeding within 2 minutes and the puncture wounds heal up within a week.

[Aaron_S]

Also add those bites that heal up quick are by moderate sized snakes. Not 12' burms or retics.

[NewLineReptile]

I had to get stitches from a iggy and a caimen but never a snake

4 stitches from the iggy
12 from the caimen

Brandon

[burmer]

When my adult female retic bit me it really didn't call for stitches. She didn't really make any tears she just put a butt load of punctures on my elbow.

[Mike177]

lets see,
8 foot burm,
2 foot burm,
jampea retic
andacanda
african rock,

(the list sounds alot worse that it is, cuz most of those snake where babys lol

[NewLineReptile]

Add another Rock bite to my list just got tagged by my male

Brandon

[reverendsterlin]

My Bco bite forced surgery to repair areas around the scaphoid, lunate, and the trapezoid in my wrist, a 0.5 inch tear in a tendon, and about 40 cartilage punctures, 8 weeks rehab after the surgery lol. My wrist was the size of a softball about 30 minutes after the attack lol.

[coltiger]

my worse bite came from a freakin' Blue Front Amazon parrot...LOL! right on my nose.

Biggest snake to bite me was a red-tail boa. He was only 4 feet long or so, alittle blood. Just the shock of it more than anything.

But burmese python's snakes would be a different story. I don't remember which one he would be able to tell you. Man that thing just strikes the cage hard...

[SCReptiles]

Worst: 17’ burm to right hand. Feeding response, so it was a grab and hold.
Honorable mention:
15’ burm. bite to left hand and constricted my legs.
15’ anaconda. Bite to left wrest, punctured an artery.
Countless bites from smaller pythons, colubs, and boas.
Non-snake
3 foot caiman
5 foot nile

[Scales Zoo]

Good thing you leave the big pythons, anacondas, large monitors and caimens to those of us who know how not to get bit.

:)
R

[mk-ultra]

i havent got bit a lot but the worst was from my 7 foot atb who managed to put his big teeth in my thumb and it was stuck there and the snake was moving from side to side to take it out also got bit by 6 foot boa constrictor but its was nothing compared to the thumb thing :)

[Solid Snake]

i dont ever wanna be bitten by any of those giants... lucky for me ive only gotten bitten by a BP... it was laughable

[LadyHawke]

for all the animals i deal with i am surprised i dont get bit more......but i had a few, nothing serious. got bit by a baby corn snake that was stuck in a hole an was trying to free it it....didnt even puncture the skin. was helping my 8 ft boa with a real bad shed and she was getting ticked and i knew it and she nailed me in the inside of my elbow....barely left 2 teeth marks and no blood...i dont think she had the intention of hurting me she just wanted me to stop...on the bright side she sheds perfectly now!! my caiman bit my partner once cuz he didnt listen to me as we were packing her up from a show, that was a good bleeder, my anaconda also bit him too, apparently that feels like razors. i found that my prairie dog bit the hardest.....bled for at least a day, and the nerves didnt completely heal for at least 3 months, otherwise thats the bites for me

[Scales Zoo]

Originally posted by SCReptiles
Worst: 17’ burm to right hand. Feeding response, so it was a grab and hold.
Honorable mention:
15’ burm. bite to left hand and constricted my legs.
15’ anaconda. Bite to left wrest, punctured an artery.
Countless bites from smaller pythons, colubs, and boas.
Non-snake
3 foot caiman
5 foot nile

These are some righteous bites, Chuck. I am surprised (or maybe not) with a track record like that you would be confident enough to move on to venomous. Frankly, I treat it like boxing - you get points by not getting hit.

You posted on the venomous forum:

I have been keeping hots for 15 years and field working them before that. I have never been bit.


Evidently you mean you have never been bitten by a hot.

Sheila
Scales Zoo

[Mike177]

Quote:
Originally posted by SCReptiles
Worst: 17’ burm to right hand. Feeding response, so it was a grab and hold.
Honorable mention:
15’ burm. bite to left hand and constricted my legs.
15’ anaconda. Bite to left wrest, punctured an artery.
Countless bites from smaller pythons, colubs, and boas.
Non-snake
3 foot caiman
5 foot nile


These are some righteous bites, Chuck. I am surprised (or maybe not) with a track record like that you would be confident enough to move on to venomous. Frankly, I treat it like boxing - you get points by not getting hit.


accualy last time i checked chuck has done alot of work with WC anamals and also alot of times snakes bite people. plain and simple, wheater it was just a person not washing there hands good enouph or just catching a snake on its bad day. so to work with snakes as long has chuck has you would probly have to litterly use a python hook on every snake (tame or not) every time you work with them to avoid a bite

[Scales Zoo]

[i] so to work with snakes as long has chuck has you would probly have to litterly use a python hook on every snake (tame or not) every time you work with them to avoid a bite [/B]

My point exactly. Evidently there were reasons for each bite. It is important to consider what caused it, and what can be done to prevent it in the future.

These are serious bites and wounds from some powerful animals, some of which could render the victim useless for other chores for at least the rest of the day. When one is the primary keeper of a collection of animals, whether it be dogs, horses or snakes, it is only responsible to expect the best and prepare for the worst in every instance.
Even our tamest boas and pythons are treated with due respect when feeding and cleaning, and there is nothing sissy about python hooks. We use trap boxes on our nasty specimens every time, despite the fact that it may delay chores - so will going for stitches.

I understand all snakes have the ability to bite, and even the tamest pet snake can have a bad day. It is the awareness of the potential and end result of an accident that will make you cautious to a fault.

We have the opportunity (or misfortune) of dealing with many snakes in the reptile rescue. Some of these are adult boas and pythons of questionable temperment, and must be dealt with accordingly. We breed several species of rat snakes, so we have ample opportunity to be bitten by flighty babies.
At one time we kept a retic in excess of 200 pounds and 20+ feet, and he was pure evil - affectionately known as BOOTS. We had to feed, clean, capture, move and otherwise deal with this serpentine rendition of Satan, and we did so with extreme caution. None of us were ever bitten or injured by this snake, and we considered ourselves lucky. He was the only snake we ever had that I truly feared. Accidents with this snake would have been unacceptable - pilot error could cause death or serious injury - and the herp community does not need that kind of publicity. Same goes for venomous - we have grown up and lived among the prairie rattlers - and we conduct independent research at the densites close to our home. Neither of us, and nobody we know, has been bitten by a rattler, by accident. Two individuals who were foolish enough to pick one up, got tagged, and rightly so. That was NOT an accident.

[Mike177]

true,
but when was the last time u hooked a CB corn snake? i am not saying that what u said in your previous post was false to any extent, but we both don't know the circumstances of the bites thus shouldn't put judgments on others because they have been bit.

[Scales Zoo]

Originally posted by Mike177
when was the last time u hooked a CB corn snake?

When we kept corns, I used the Midwest ultralight mini hook on every one of them, especially when feeding and cleaning. This is the time when you are most likely to be in a hurry, and the smell of food can agitate the tamest snakes. Our ball pythons are insane, they strike madly and often miss. I just find it easier to become comfortable with hooks and tongs with the tamest of snakes, so that when you need to break them out for good use, you are less of a fumbling idiot, and have some dexterity with them. I do not think that every herper must use hooks or tongs by ay means, but with nearly 200 reptiles to care for and clean up after, changing band aids is a pain in the @ss.

Sheila

[Vanan]

I do not think that every herper must use hooks or tongs by ay means, but with nearly 200 reptiles to care for and clean up after, changing band aids is a pain in the @ss.

Amen!

I for one am not into proclaiming about how many snakes have bit me. No testosterone rush here. I respect my snakes, and getting bit by them only inconveniences the snake and me. So why place yourself in a stupid situation. So far, I've been bitten by a racer (doh!), an ATB (who got a single tooth in me, but nevertheless painful), and a BCI (thought he was too friendly to be true so I reached into his head to pick his head up. doh!)

Each time I got bit, I felt like an idiot cos it wasn't the snakes' fault just my misjudgment.

In any case, people can go on and on about their retic, or burm bites, but the person I respect most would be one who works with giants and doesn't get bit. My 2 cents.