Hahahahahaha Tagged hard!!!!

[belovedboas]

Hey guys for the first time in a long time I felt the wrath of a 4 ft rtb this morning...feeding response bite...was feeding one of my other snakes and made an amateur mistake...someone came to my door and I was distracted and gapped that I didn't wash my hands!!I went to put Rocco (rtb) in his feeding tub and bammm ohhhh he got me good, had my hand fairly constricted, but after about ten minutes he let go, and than as I quickly went to put him back in he got me again..but let go!!! my fault not his!! it's been a while since I got nailed by a boa lil f****er lol:)http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs080.snc6/169078_1801089745561_1189333004_32178601_7638995_n .jpg

**note** once I washed the blood off it was nothin lol

[Will0W783]

Lol. Ouch. Looks like you got you good there.

[NennaMeerkat]

Now your it! Gonna have to tag your snake now.


Sorry that was a poor attempt at a joke.

[Lankyrob]

Lol, nicec one. My worst tag was on the thumb by my SD retic with similar results tho it was just a tag and let go.

[belovedboas]

ouchhhhhh never owned one but i bet an super dwarf retic would give a nice bite lol

[Hillsberry]

Got you real good there! lol

[marvelfreak]

11465 Nice! Bite and wrap means you advance to the second level of the bite club.

[belovedboas]

hahahah accept I'm already there unfortunately it's not the first time I got a "bite and coil" had it from a 6 ft boa before and many kings lol not fun:):)

[marvelfreak]

hahahah accept I'm already there unfortunately it's not the first time I got a "bite and coil" had it from a 6 ft boa before and many kings lol not fun:):)
So your a long standing member? Cool!

[Lankyrob]

I have only had one full on feeding tag and coil, but it was a eight month old corn!! Csn i still join the club?

[marvelfreak]

I have only had one full on feeding tag and coil, but it was a eight month old corn!! Csn i still join the club?
Feeding tag mean you get to hang with the big boys.

[Lankyrob]

WOOHOO!

And to answer about the pain involved with a retic bite, it was no worse than being tagged by my corn to be honest. The main difference was that he bit, let go, bit, let go, bit, let go faster than any of my other snakes could even strike. He did this with one lunge and then recoiled into his feed box. Every tooth broke skin and bled quite a lot and with each bite, let go cycle i think i counted fifteen holes. So 45 holes in under a second i would guess. Its also the only bite that has left me with scar tissue, whether this was because of the multiple bites or just the strength i am not sure. Pretty much my whole thumb went purple with bruising by the following day.

Thing is when there is no food around he is SOOOOO mellow and chilled out, never struck, bitten or even held on tight. This morning i walked into the room eith a bowl of thawed rats and he went psycho to the extent that he struck at his ceramic bulb guard, just cos it was giving off a heat signature!!

[belovedboas]

Honestly the worst one i've had was from a 5ft desert kingsnake I'll never forget Guss for that reason haha took me a while to get him off cause he tried to swallow my finger lol thats when I realized mouthwash works lol

[belovedboas]

So your a long standing member? Cool!

hahahha yes I think...... mostly kings... and I had a 6ft hogg island tag and wrap my arm..I had a friend to help me though, this is my second boa "feeding bite"

been tagged by my carpet alot but shes quite calm now

[marvelfreak]

Its also the only bite that has left me with scar tissue, whether this was because of the multiple bites or just the strength i am not sure.


Were they little white bumps? If so it wasn't scar tissue, but broken off teeth.
I got nail by a 8 and 1/2 foot Burmese. He got my hand index and middle fingers. Left 76 teeth hole, 14 broken teeth in my hand, and temporary nerve damage in my index finger for almost six months i couldn't move it or bend it. Took 3 of use over 15 minutes to get off. Had to run ice cool water over it head for almost 5 minutes before it release.

[belovedboas]

ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!:)

[Lankyrob]

Defo not teeth, i checked thoroughly, just where there were multiple punctures close together and it didnt heal articularly well, i am diabetic so tend to bruise and heal badly.

[Damion930]

Ouch I can't wait to join the club lol jk

[TeaNinja]

i got tagged by a 5-6 foot redtail when i had the pleasure of taking him out of the bathtub after feeding!! he ate a rat or 2, then kind of sat in the far end of the tub facing outward so there was no way to reach to pick him up without being in front of his face (wish my friend had a snake hook) so i reached for him and he struck SUPER fast and got me in the right hand. his bottom teeth sunk into the fleshy part of my thumb where it meets the palm, and the top went kind of into the top middle of my hand, and he kind of just chewed for a few seconds. i was more SHOCKED then hurt. i kind of shook him alittle bit and he let go because he realized i was obviously not a meal, then i bled a bit and it left some bruising but no scars. it really wasn't a big deal and totally my fault, i should have gotten a stick to move his body or something so he wasn't facing me.

[belovedboas]

:):) it usually is our fault....I find lol

[Steve'O]

Thanks for the great post. I think it is sooooo important for snake owners to understand their snakes behavior. 99% of the time when someone gets bit by an animal other than a baby, it's the humans fault. We often forget that our beloved snake pets have very small and primitive brains. They react to stimulus. They don't like us or love us, its when we humanize their behaviors that we get lazy and get hurt. We often forget how well these animal sense of smell is. Your snake is like a blood hound. If it smells food it's little brain goes into feeding mode. I keep hand sanitizer next to every one of my enclosures. I had one guy tell me he got bit on his chin after eating some bar b que meat and had some sauce on his goatee, LOL...

[mld]

I will hopefully never get to post a picture of a tag on this thread. I like my blood too much. I would also feel bad for the snake! Maybe I'm weird:crazy2:

[Sapphyr]

O- blood right here~ Good for everyone ;> LOL

I wanna hand with the big boys ;c but I've yet to be tagged by my BRB. Will definitely take pics when it happens :D .. and keep some mouth wash around, lol

[Lankyrob]

Remembr tho, no pics showing blood = it didnt happen!! Entry to the bite club is by picture eveidence only!! :)

[Sapphyr]

Remembr tho, no pics showing blood = it didnt happen!! Entry to the bite club is by picture eveidence only!! :)

Oh I know! No blood, no club! :D That's how I like it~

[belovedboas]

Thanks for the great post. I think it is sooooo important for snake owners to understand their snakes behavior. 99% of the time when someone gets bit by an animal other than a baby, it's the humans fault. We often forget that our beloved snake pets have very small and primitive brains. They react to stimulus. They don't like us or love us, its when we humanize their behaviors that we get lazy and get hurt. We often forget how well these animal sense of smell is. Your snake is like a blood hound. If it smells food it's little brain goes into feeding mode. I keep hand sanitizer next to every one of my enclosures. I had one guy tell me he got bit on his chin after eating some bar b que meat and had some sauce on his goatee, LOL...


Could't have said it better my self :yes:

I got a vid of my JCP tagging me I'm gonna throw it up soon...and Rob your right no blood, no bite hahahah I want pics :yes:

[belovedboas]

I will hopefully never get to post a picture of a tag on this thread. I like my blood too much. I would also feel bad for the snake! Maybe I'm weird:crazy2:

I feel bad too, in most cases its not their fault, and I find when you get into owning multiple species of snake, or any reptile you are bound to get bit eventually. I have a bearded dragon too "Big Hugo" he's a big boy very docile and the only lizard I own and even he has his off days.:yes:

[stephanbakir]

The easiest way I have found to remove a snake (only used it on burms retics and RTBs is mouthwash) just use a drop or 2 and they let go right away (in their mouths)

[belovedboas]

Hey Wayne I was wondering if you seen this post could you put this thread in the biteclub thread?

[TeaNinja]

i'll happily stay an outcast from this club until it happens again xD

[chydro]

Were they little white bumps? If so it wasn't scar tissue, but broken off teeth.
I got nail by a 8 and 1/2 foot Burmese. He got my hand index and middle fingers. Left 76 teeth hole, 14 broken teeth in my hand, and temporary nerve damage in my index finger for almost six months i couldn't move it or bend it. Took 3 of use over 15 minutes to get off. Had to run ice cool water over it head for almost 5 minutes before it release.
[/left]

definitely sounds like u didnt have a good time

[marvelfreak]

definitely sounds like u didnt have a good time
What sucked was i use to own 5 Burmese and never got bit. I watch one for a guy and get my worst bite ever. Turn out he hadn't feed it in two months and it was hungry. It want my hand for lunch.:)

[stephanbakir]

What sucked was i use to own 5 Burmese and never got bit. I watch one for a guy and get my worst bite ever. Turn out he hadn't feed it in two months and it was hungry. It want my hand for lunch.:)

He didn't tell you this in advance??? And why wasn't it fed?

[marvelfreak]

He didn't tell you this in advance??? And why wasn't it fed?
Nope he told me he fed it a couple days before. Come to find out from his girlfriend that he lied. Not sure why. If i had know at the time i would have feed it that day when i fed mine. The snake was just hungry and with the smell of rat in the air when i try changing his water he nail me.

[stephanbakir]

Leaving information out is one thing, but the fact that he lied about something that was potentially dangerous is absurd

[RandyRhoads]

I keep rubbing alchohol and a razorblade nearby when I miss with my burm. Sweetest snake ever untill she's hungry. Primal hunting urges...raagh makes me want to pick up a big stick and go deer hunting...

[Steve'O]

Just bite him back, got to let him know who is boss, LOL...:yes:

[belovedboas]

I keep rubbing alchohol and a razorblade nearby when I miss with my burm. Sweetest snake ever untill she's hungry. Primal hunting urges...raagh makes me want to pick up a big stick and go deer hunting...


what's the blade for lmao

[RandyRhoads]

Slicing. What else?