Wouldn't a big snake biting you case some problems?

[Nabbig2]

So, snakes bite. Especially if you just get them and they aren't tame, they will bite you. For instance my new baby corn does it a lot.

Now, I see some people on this forum have some large snakes, like pythons and boas. If you buy a relatively large one that is not so friendly at first, would it bite you, with fangs? Has it ever happened? Just wondering, is all.

 

[phantoms]

you should do a search online or maybe on kingsnake.com there were pics from a 15 fot plus retic bite that a handler took. deep teeth punctures and lots of bruising. large snakes can definately do some damage.

 

[Death Pony]

One of my friends was bitten by a dianmond back rattler a few years ago, right around the ankle. Now that was a nasty bite!!!!

 

[Ianab]

Well if you consider huge great holes in your hand (or whatever) is a problem - then yes

Obviously not as big a problem as huge great holes in your hand filled with toxin - but still nasty.

Ian

 

[Kioka]

First of all, it varies with the weight and length of the snake. So... you are looking at Reticulated, Burmese, Anaconda and Scrub being the four most common giant snakes.

I don't see anyone keeping them on the forum.

 

[Brooklynella]

Some snakes bite harder than others. I would rather be bitten by a large Berm than a medium Retic. Don't ask me how I know this!
Large snake keeping is no joke. An 8-10' constrictor is much stronger than you could imagine and is capable of some serious damage.

 

[kittyhazelton]

I keep an 8ft Burm and a 6ft Boa Constrictor.
The burm, I'm lucky enough to have gotten a specimen that has been handled regularly throughout his life. He is incredibly docile, tolerant, and is pretty much a big banana slug.
The boa on the other hand, is nervous, doesn't like being handled, is faster, and a lot more active. I haven't been bit by him yet, but I'm sure my first big snake bite will come from him. I do try to avoid circumstances where I will get bit, but these animals can be unpredictable, so in my mind it's only a matter of time.

 

[SimonL]

I've been bitten by two 7" pythons, one a Macklot's and the other a Retic. Despite being the same length and girth, the bites were very different. The Mack left a bunch of little holes, no big deal. The Retic bite swelled up and bruised like someone had hit me in the arm with a pool cue. Enough to convince me not to keep him anymore, imagine the damage when he's twice that size...After that I've always stuck with smaller boids.

 

[Kioka]

I keep an 8ft Burm and a 6ft Boa Constrictor.
The burm, I'm lucky enough to have gotten a specimen that has been handled regularly throughout his life. He is incredibly docile, tolerant, and is pretty much a big banana slug.
The boa on the other hand, is nervous, doesn't like being handled, is faster, and a lot more active. I haven't been bit by him yet, but I'm sure my first big snake bite will come from him. I do try to avoid circumstances where I will get bit, but these animals can be unpredictable, so in my mind it's only a matter of time.

A 6' boa bite is not that big of a bite.

 

[Dan F]

I worked in an exotic pet store for a summer a few years ago. I am definitely more into fish than reptiles (I do own a snapping turtle) but the "reptile-guy" needed help cleaning the Reticulated pythons' cage. He grabbed the 7' male and asked if I could grab the 6' female. "We'll find out" I replied...

She ended up grabbing me. She got me by the side of the hand just below the thumb. The one thing I had been taught was "Don't pull away", so there I sat with this thing squeezing my hand like a vice. I had her with my other hand by the neck, but she wouldn't let go. After a bit she started to try and walk her jaws, so I suggested we should get the boss. The snake must have heard me , because she finally let go. Blood started to drip pretty steadily, I washed it with alcohol (OUCH, only thing available) and wrapped it in clean paper towels. I had about a hundred (How many teeth do they have?) little puncture wounds and it was fairly swollen, but it never got infected and actually healed up less than a week.