View Full Version : Ever get tagged by an Emmy?
Ok,
So lets hear the stories...
Anyone ever get tagged by an emmy and live to tell the tale? LOL
sincity
08-31-04, 02:21 PM
Yes, hurt like a mother. Bled all over and got infected.
Was so fast I never even saw it comming, and the snake wasn't posing to strike or anything.
I since beheaded and ate the snake.
LOL
I just got two new Emmy's, a male and a female. Saw those teeth when they were eating.. WOW .. made me wonder what it would be like to get tagged... anyone else?
Bartman
08-31-04, 02:32 PM
Someone here probably has the pic where the emmy's mouth is wide open. SCARY!
Id love to see pics of an emmys mouth open next to a gaping green tree... for comparison...
Bartman
08-31-04, 02:46 PM
Here are two pics. I think that the first one is a emerald and the second a gtp. Im thinking that because I dont see any heat pits on the second guy and I know that that ones a gtp forsure. So im just guessing the first ones a emerald. Could be wrong but awesome pics none the less.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/BartmanReptiles/birdteetha_sm.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/BartmanReptiles/snake.jpg
proud2bcanadian
08-31-04, 03:09 PM
Here's one that I found...
AgaR's ETB : http://albums.reptilic.com/photos/emerald_tooth02.jpg
You should PM Zoe, she got tagged once... here's the link : http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44114&perpage=15&pagenumber=1
BOAS_N_PYTHONS
08-31-04, 03:15 PM
SHADOW:
This is interesting, so far I been lucky not to have been tagged. Even with 2 WC females I got last year they try but so far I been lucky. Although my friend 3 years back picked up a WC adult female, she was pretty take from her flight to the cage. But after a few days my friend wanted to see her up close and examine her. Amazingly she still acted pretty tame in his hands. But that was only for show once he put her back in her cage and she felt secure on her branch she launched on his right arm and wrist - tagged his 6 times in split seconds. He did not move his arm till she stopped to not injure her at all or her teeth.
Brave, brave, brave - cause he felt the teeth tickle his arm and wrist bones......did I mention the blood from over 25 open wounds.
It was a learning experience, he mentioned it hurt but not as much as his full detail tatoos but still would not want to try that twice.
Cya...
Tony
LdyDrgn
08-31-04, 03:41 PM
My husband, Morti, got tagged by one during a probing. He didn't just bite, he CHEWED. Morti now has nerve damage in his wrist.
Originally posted by Bartman
Here are two pics. I think that the first one is a emerald and the second a gtp. Im thinking that because I dont see any heat pits on the second guy and I know that that ones a gtp forsure. So im just guessing the first ones a emerald. Could be wrong but awesome pics none the less.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/BartmanReptiles/birdteetha_sm.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/BartmanReptiles/snake.jpg
Are you saying that GTP's don't have any heat pits?
Ilia
thunder
08-31-04, 04:30 PM
the second one looks like an emerald to me.
They both look like ETB's.
Ilia
guapote's gape
08-31-04, 04:49 PM
I've always referred to GTP'S AS ETB'S light! Both extremely gorgeous animals with sometimes even temperments but one of the major difference in the size of the front fangs.
The name escapes me but someone I've spoken with kept them for some time until he got bit on the head and then promptly got rid of his entire collection and swore to never keep them again.
I've been tagged a couple of times on the arm and came real close to the face once. I had one of those clear head sheild (can't remeber what it was actually used for) things for whenever I worked with them. All my animals were wild caught when I kept them many years back.
After the Red Dear show and seeing some of the gorgeous animals Richard had I'm starting to think about getting some again.
guapote's gape
08-31-04, 04:51 PM
I remember a few of the WC's being really difficult to get feeding at first. Had to resort to live budgie's for a couple of them. Trust me you don't want to have to clean the cage after that mess.
Eventually all took F/T.
Bartman
08-31-04, 05:02 PM
Are you saying that GTP's don't have any heat pits?
No I didnt say they dont have heat pits but they dont seem to be aligned or positioned the same. And again that was just a guess.
SO anyone have any more pics? :)
I wanna see some teeth / bites
sincity
08-31-04, 10:49 PM
Look at Ib_ inked. He has a picture of his hand after being bitten.
bistrobob85
09-01-04, 12:08 AM
Yeah well i think Agar's mouth shot is enough, specially that the emerald on the pic isn't mature yet...
phil.
Been bitten twice by emeralds bigger than neonates, once by a sub-adult while assisting with a bad shed and a glancing shot by a 6' female northern when I startled her. Nothing serious from either bite. Sorry, no pics of teeth as I never have the camera around when they yawn and I will not subject them to the stress necessary to get a "forced" open mouth picture. The only time we use any form of restraint is at the vets, when sexing or giving injections. We don't use gloves as in my opinion they make you use greater pressure than necessary which may injure the snake.
CraigC
I have been bit by both, ETB and GTP's Actualy have a scar on the back of my hand and let me tell you it hurts and bleeds and gets infected But!!! The etb is still my favorite snake and my most handled.... my tamest has only bit 15 times i guess it's like a hammer hiting your hand or a 2 x 4 with nails coming down on your hand... :)
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