Love Bite from a Rock

[NewLineReptile]

Got to love when this happens......lol

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1639rock_bite.jpg

Brandon

[Weather1]

That sure suck, Did he hold on or just a quick hit?

[crittergurl]

OUCH!!Knock on wood I haven't been bit by any of my snakes..Yet

[NewLineReptile]

No it was more of a "get lost Bite" then a "want to eat you" bite...lol

Brandon

[Retic chic]

Originally posted by burmese python
Got to love when this happens......lol

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1639rock_bite.jpg

Brandon

What could there possibly be to love about that?
Sorry, but there is nothing cool, or honorable, about being hit by a giant python. It is crap like this that causes restrictions on these species, and apparently there should be. Maybe the restrictions should be on the people who keep them????

[NewLineReptile]

I think that you might of taken it the wrong way. It was ment to be more like a joke. No one like's to take a bite from any Herp. And it is people like you that shoot their mouth off like you just did that make alot of people stop coming on this site. Don't take thing to seriously

Brandon

[ReptiZone]

hehe I got one like that not to long ago from my male dwarf retic.
he was just seting me strait...LOL.
No actualy he decided that the fingure looked more apatising then the rat that week.
Witch reminds me feeding day is just around the corner where did I put the tongs again. I am not doing that one twice...LOL

[NewLineReptile]

LOL....Marc Mine happend putting him back to his enclosure after I was done cleaning it.

Brandon

[Ryan and Katie]

Retic chic- I find that it is the people who overreact to reptile bites that cause more restrictions, not the people who get bit....

How big of a rock???

[mark129er]

I still hand feed my boa, too small to do any real harm anyway. I'm sure she will get lucky and hit me sooner or later.

[TheRedDragon]

OUCH! Brutal! Gotta love it when the kids show you just how much they love you. *L*

[Burm41]

Ouch! that must have hurt! i have been hit from my BCI once... hurt even though its only about 2ft... :( but i still love her :)

[NewLineReptile]

Ryan & Katie I agree with you 100%

As for the size of the rock he is about 6' just a baby yet...lol

Brandon

[imp_star]

what a bite !!! makin' me woozy..lol

[SD-SNAKE]

LOOSEN UP RETIC CHICK DIDNT YOU NOTICE THE ..........LOL
iD RATHER TAKE A BITE FROM THAT SNAKE THEN YOU.....LOL
HAVE A GOOD DAY EVERYONE. NICK

[snakemann87]

Haha my boa got me before....she made me bleed a ton!

LOL retic_chick dont be so quick to jump!

[anacondaman]

i fear the day i get bit by a african rock..... worst ive been bit by is my yellow anaconda and it hurt!!! and too retic_gurl....he was jokin!!! calm down!!!..... people make mistakes im sure he really didnt want to get bit by his snake!!!... rmember dis is a african rock wer talkin bout!

[Scales Zoo]

Brandon, my apologies for jumping on your joke. I remain opposed to glamorizing bites from any animal - reptilian or not.

Accidents happen and people make mistakes. It is infuriating to me that all snakes of the family boidae are restricted in Saskatchewan due to the numbers of people bitten by boas and pythons. A study in 1985 showed that males between 18 and 25 were treated in emergency rooms for bites from boas and pythons, most often after 9pm, and after or while the people were consuming alcohol.

It was this that caused the restriction of ALL boids, including sand boas and ball pythons. They are not available in pet stores, and people moving here with the family pet find out it is restricted and have to surrender it. I find it sad that good people are deprived of keeping their pet due to the actions of a few irresponsible people, but that is the way the laws are, and they are not going to change them for the better - in fact now they are looking at restricting birds and some species of tropical fish. NUTS!!!

There are no exceptions to the rules, no temporary shelter permit, no educational permit, just complete restrictions to all but licensed, inspected commercial zoo facilities open to the public. The average person is not in a position for this type of committment. I find this ridiculous, but the reasons for the restrictions are legitimate.

The giant pythons command respect at all times, and the time to realize that they have the power and potential to kill you is not while they are in the process of doing so.

[VenomAngel]

lol my male hogg island hit me squar in the face after i had to inject him with antibiotics...so its understandable lol i hate needles too but brandon take no notice of miss pmt ovce there...i think its retic chicks time of the month lmao, we know it was ment for a joke

[NewLineReptile]

It is cool scales zoo no harm done. I would probably feel the same way if we had all the restrictions you do.

Sorry you took it the wrong way :)

Brandon

[daver676]

Well said ScalesZoo. Any bite, boid or not, isn't "cool".

[Solid Snake]

Originally posted by Retic chic
What could there possibly be to love about that?
Sorry, but there is nothing cool, or honorable, about being hit by a giant python. It is crap like this that causes restrictions on these species, and apparently there should be. Maybe the restrictions should be on the people who keep them????

couldn't you tell it was joke?

i found it cool and interesting, although i dont ever wanna get hit by one. If it does, i'd be sure to have my cam ready and share it later on!

[Retic chic]

Originally posted by Solid Snake
couldn't you tell it was joke?

i found it cool and interesting, although i dont ever wanna get hit by one. If it does, i'd be sure to have my cam ready and share it later on!

There is a seperate forum for jokes:D

[Vanan]

I have to agree with Retic chic too. I've been guilty of going off and showing "Hey! I got my first bite today! Wee!". But one must realised that there are repercussions to everything we do. Alot of us may take this lightly, but all it takes is one stupid anti-reptilian pain-in-the-a** activist to come onto this PUBLIC forum and see evidences of why herps should be banned. I'm not saying, go underground with showing your bites to educate others from not doing so, but just to use a lil discretion. Maybe include more info on what YOUR mistake was and how you could prevent it. Just my 2 cents. :)

[NewLineReptile]

Your right but some of you people think as if i have been the only person to ever post a pic of a snake bite here before. And further more not once did i ever say that it was cool. I just thought i would share what a bite looks like from a little rock. I was just being "Sarcastic" with saying on my post that
(don't you love when this happens) And with that i did not feel it should of been in the "Joke fourm" like (Retic chic) replyed above.

Picture or no picture there will alway's be someone that will try to get reptiles banned. And i feel that it is more of the people that bring there herps out to the public places were some one might
not be comfortable being near.
Or have everyone that get's a bite from a reptile that does not need treatment. Run to the Hospital to have them check it out.
And what about the pictures people post of
"MAN EATING SNAKES"

But by posting and sharing picture's of reptile incounters on a REPTILE site i did not think that it would of been a problem.

I also feel that more people that would like to ban reptiles would be more "PISSED" by seeing all the feeding pic's of snake and Lizards eating Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Birds, exc. Then to see a picture of a snake bite on someone else.

Just my 2 cents

Brandon