worst bite

[Doogerie]

what have you been tagged by what happened

[PDR]

Don’t hold your breath
Somehow I don’t think you are going to get many replies to your question.
It is not something we generally talk about.

[Owzy]

Two of the South African members were discussing it yesterday, have a look through the past few days topics but as PDR says I doubt anyone will come on & give a detailed account.

[mad martin]

I can never understand why keepers are so shy to talk about their bites. Its how new keepers learn from others' mistakes.

All my bites were from complacency
1) Puff Adder
2) Rinkhals
3) Snouted Cobra
4) Copperhead
5) Monocled Cobra
6) Snouted Cobra

The worst was a puff adder bite by some long margin.

[chondro13]

Originally Posted by mad martin

I can never understand why keepers are so shy to talk about their bites. Its how new keepers learn from others' mistakes.

All my bites were from complacency
1) Puff Adder
2) Rinkhals
3) Snouted Cobra
4) Copperhead
5) Monocled Cobra
6) Snouted Cobra

The worst was a puff adder bite by some long margin.

Because in the UK the fun police are VERY anti-reptiles as it is, when you get into venomous snakes they REALLY are just looking for an excuse to ban the hobby all together. Many keepers wont make venomous bites very public for this reason

But OUCH bet the puff was an interesting experience! Do you have all of your digits in tact after that little cocktail youve accumulated there? Fair play for telling us hun.

[mad martin]

But OUCH bet the puff was an interesting experience! Do you have all of your digits in tact after that little cocktail youve accumulated there? Fair play for telling us hun.

Ha ha ha ha, yeah I have all my digits in tact. I only have a little scar reminding me that puff adders are in fact dangerous.

I can undersand that the governing bodies will look for an excuse, but putting it out there will save future keepers doing the same thing and getting bit. In the long run its more to the benefit of your hobby than not.

Example: I struggled to get my Cerastes out because of all the cage decorations and got bit. Look at my hand. New keeper: I see why we don't keep too many decorations in a cage now.

[stuartdouglas]

Originally Posted by mad martin

I can never understand why keepers are so shy to talk about their bites. Its how new keepers learn from others' mistakes.

All my bites were from complacency
1) Puff Adder
2) Rinkhals
3) Snouted Cobra
4) Copperhead
5) Monocled Cobra
6) Snouted Cobra

The worst was a puff adder bite by some long margin.

Simply because, this section of the forum tends to attract (non-keeping) folks who are paddling in the shallow end of the gene pool who then sound off about keepers irresponsibility, lack of experience and quite often follow up with abusive PM's and threats of violence.........I'm speaking from personal experience here. if it were a closed section of the forum for keepers only, then you might find people being a bit more open

[Matt Harris]

Originally Posted by Doogerie

what have you been tagged by what happened

Perhaps you should clarify whether you mean by wild snakes or by captive ones.

I've never been bitten by a captive hot but have been bitten by a wild Atractaspis ap. Lost the end of my thumb to gangrene.

[NinjaTurtle]

Stung by a wasp how does it feel getting bitten? is it like a burning sensation? Can you actually feel the venom getting injected?

[mad martin]

The fangs don't hurt, but about 5 minutes after the bite you can really feel that stuff go to work.