Post photos of your snake bites!

[guyabano]

That eye bite looks gnar. I had a foreign particle in my left eye two weeks ago and it's twitching just looking at your pic.

[Emmamuradian]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

First set of picture shows an inexperienced keeper allowing a snake near their face. A snake that small you had to hold the snake by your face to get bit.

Second set of pics is a hungry snake striking for food. If it was not a hunger bite, the snake would not have hung on after the bite and wrapped.

No disrespect intended, but both are beginner mistakes and not something to be proud of. As mentioned if this were a thread about what not to do, it would be appropriate. Keep snakes wekk fed and never put a snake near your face, (snakes have a natural instinct to strike at the face).

Woah! okay I had no intention of turning this into a negative post...

first of of all, my first picture has nothing to do with being inexperienced...I understand you don't mean any disrespect but you did not have to be rude and bash on me just because you were assuming my "mistakes" are "beginner mistakes". My snake was around my neck while i was changing her water, she came near my eye so I closed my eye..then i'm assuming my eyelashes confused her and/or made her sort of twitch and she just bit me eye. And no she was not hungry during that time..

for my second bite, I do not starve my snakes. I feed them every 5-7 days. She was in shed during the time i was supposed to feed her, I personally don't like feeding my snakes during shed so yes you can say she was probably hungry that day. That photo was taken 5 minuted before i fed her.

I appreciate your concern, but you shouldn't go around assuming things. You can always ask the person.
Everyone knows snakes bite, me posting a photo of my snake biting me isn't going to shock the world and make everyone find out that snakes bite. lol.

For some reason I like to see snake bites, I think they're cute when they bite. Big deal. I figured i wasn't the only person but apparently I am lol.

[Emmamuradian]

Originally Posted by AndrewM1217

I don't think this is really "promoting" getting bit, nor is it promoting improper handling. And why does it have to be a venomous or a retic to have the benefit of "keeping those who have no business" out of it? Maybe somebody who wants a smaller snake like a ball python would think twice after seeing that even smaller snakes can cause some harm. I've only recently acquired my first snake, so I have nothing to contribute here. But to me it seems like this is an experience most of you can relate to, so why not just have some fun with it? I'm not trying to sound rude or contradictory to the posters above me, just stating my opinion.

Back on topic...how did you manage to get bit on your eye!?

Thanks lol, I know it was meant to be fun but all of a sudden it turned around haha.
any was I posted it on the comment above but here you go

my snake was around my neck while i was changing her water, she came near my eye so I closed my eye..then i'm assuming my eyelashes confused her and/or made her sort of twitch and she just bit me eye. And no she was not hungry during that time..lol didn't hurt at all tough I just got shocked

[Emmamuradian]

Originally Posted by LiL Zap

I don't think the OP had any harm in mind when making this thread. How about turning this into a positive thing? For example, if someone posts a picture, explain what happened exactly that led to the bite and explain what lesson was learned. Maybe beginners will read the thread and learn from the mistakes of others? Idk, just trying to turn the thread around.

Thanks! that would be nice haha just trying to have fun

[Emmamuradian]

Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Sometimes the you have to learn the hard way. Check out this old thread and page 7 & 8. Never let your guard down. http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/gener...ub-thread.html

Thing about this for a snake to bite it has to be scared or stressed or hungry. Which means your doing something wrong. Figure out what that is and fix the problem. I use to brag about getting bit but now i brag about how long it's been seen i got bit last. For the record over a year.

I wasn't doing anything wring, I posted above exactly what happened haha. Im not trying to brag I just like seeing snake bites.. is that weird??

[Emmamuradian]

Originally Posted by guyabano

That eye bite looks gnar. I had a foreign particle in my left eye two weeks ago and it's twitching just looking at your pic.

hahah really wasnt as bad as it looks, just bled alot. It was my first time getting bit by my ball python, I was like really? this is how you introduce me to your teeth?! haha

[Emmamuradian]

Originally Posted by themeyers

not that I am even that against sharing such things but with all the negative light our hobby gets from main stream media. we need to do the responsible thing to keep it alive. lets not forget that almost every year they are trying to ban something. and eventually it will be stuff just like this that is seen by the law makers and it WILL influence their view point. I personally don't want to be the reason that future generations wont get the chance to have such amazing animals in their lives. lets remember that every thing we do can have an impact on everyone in the hobby. that all it takes is one person to getting bit to make a major outcry. and lets not forget that even if it isn't the snakes fault (which it never is) it will be the snake that is paying the ultimate price when the ban happens. please lets try to be a bit more responsible. now if this was posted as look what happened to me, or I am so surprised, or I made a mistake. it would be taken differently. and may even be supported by those of us who shun this post. its not even so much about posting pics of getting bit. its the fact that the posters seam to be proud of it. it is NOT something to be proud of. the only reason any one ever gets bit by their snake is their fault. trust me it has happened to me. and it will most likely happen again. (I am human after all). but lets stay above the childish thing of comparing battle scars. we are all learning day in and day out. I don't mean to offend anyone, only to help to keep us going strong in our passions. I hope that I don't deter anyone from posting here. I love seeing all of your animals, updates, enclosures, trials, errors, and all that you all have accomplished over the years.

this isn't bragging, or comparing, I just thought some people enjoy seeing it like me... Im new to this forum and had no idea anyone here would take this so seriously..just trying to have fun but I guess its all serious around here

[SSSSnakes]

Originally Posted by emmamuradian

woah! Okay i had no intention of turning this into a negative post...

First of of all, my first picture has nothing to do with being inexperienced...i understand you don't mean any disrespect but you did not have to be rude and bash on me just because you were assuming my "mistakes" are "beginner mistakes". My snake was around my neck

having a snake around your neck, is a beginners mistake.

for my second bite, i do not starve my snakes. I feed them every 5-7 days. She was in shed during the time i was supposed to feed her, i personally don't like feeding my snakes during shed so yes you can say she was probably hungry that day. That photo was taken 5 minuted before i fed her.

I appreciate your concern, but you shouldn't go around assuming things. You can always ask the person.
Lol.

i never said you starve your snake. I said that was a hunger bite. You knowing the snake was hungry and still held it, was again a beginner mistake.

[SSSSnakes]

Originally Posted by Emmamuradian

this isn't bragging, or comparing, I just thought some people enjoy seeing it like me... Im new to this forum and had no idea anyone here would take this so seriously..just trying to have fun but I guess its all serious around here

We like to have fun as well. But how do you think it would look to a parent checking out the forum, trying to determine if they want their child to get a snake. I think that kind of picture would deter them from allowing their child from keeping snakes. No one was posting comments to be rude, only to keep snake keeping on a positive outlook to the public and not a negative.

[themeyers]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

We like to have fun as well. But how do you think it would look to a parent checking out the forum, trying to determine if they want their child to get a snake. I think that kind of picture would deter them from allowing their child from keeping snakes. No one was posting comments to be rude, only to keep snake keeping on a positive outlook to the public and not a negative.

What he said. no harm intended just trying to keep people from being barred from our hobby. and keep the general public from thinking we are a bunch of masochists.

[pdomensis]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

We like to have fun as well. But how do you think it would look to a parent checking out the forum, trying to determine if they want their child to get a snake. I think that kind of picture would deter them from allowing their child from keeping snakes. No one was posting comments to be rude, only to keep snake keeping on a positive outlook to the public and not a negative.

Personally I'd rather parents see pics of what can happen when owning a snake. It's much better to deter a parent than have yet another unwanted snake on craigslist, or worse, released into the wild.

[SSSSnakes]

Originally Posted by pdomensis

Personally I'd rather parents see pics of what can happen when owning a snake. It's much better to deter a parent than have yet another unwanted snake on craigslist, or worse, released into the wild.

Better to teach appropriate snake handling and prevent these bites from happening. I wonder how the OP would have felt if the snake would have blinded the eye permanently. If she would never had been able to see out of that eye again. Would that have been a cool picture? Do we teach our children to play football, by showing them pictures of paralyzed players that got hurt play football, or do we teach the the positive aspects of the game.

[pdomensis]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

Do we teach our children to play football, by showing them pictures of paralyzed players that got hurt play football, or do we teach the the positive aspects of the game.

Both actually.

[SSSSnakes]

Originally Posted by pdomensis

Both actually.

I've never seen a recruiting poster for anything showing the negatives . In the hobby snake bites are the mistakes of the handlers and should not be displayed proudly as being cool. Give the law makers more reasons to limit what we can keep.

[pdomensis]

I see your points, but I don't see myself as a recruiter to the hobby. My goal is to be informative and let people make wise decisions. Football is a good analogy. I'll bet there are football blogs or forums with threads of awesome hits. I'll also bet there are those who think that hits shouldn't get highlighted because it provides ammo for people trying to add more safety restrictions. I think it's unrealistic to think that injuries won't happen in football, just like it's unrealistic to say a new snake owner will never get bit.

cheers