Got my bones! - Page 2

gonesnakee · 01-20-10, 03:01 PM

Been tagged thousands of times, mostly by baby Kings & Carpets.
I also keep many species that try to eat me on occassion as well (Kings, Womas, Blackheads, Diamonds/Carpets).
Its not much fun having an 8ft python trying to eat you or knuckles full of teeth etc. but is all part of keeping/breeding snakes. Mark

SlimeyLimey805 · 02-16-10, 05:23 PM

i got tagged by my baby bp about a month back because i was being a newb and didnt wash the smell of mouse off my hand and when i went to retrieve Kali (the bp) i used the mouse-y hand to try and pick her up (not that i got that far lawl) and then wham! she got me right on my left wrist just below where the thumb starts but above the bones of the forearm. she held on for what felt like 5-6 seconds (i asked my brother and apparently it was more like .5 seconds xP) and she let go when she realized her mistake. she was only about 18 inches long (at a guess) so she barely left a mark. the only mark was a tiny (and i mean TINY) pin prick of blood on the soft underside of my wrist and i wiped that away once, and that was that. i totally agree on what you said about wanting to get it over with, and i must say im relieved i did. but obviously we're still gonna try and avoid them if we can help it..

marvelfreak · 02-16-10, 07:29 PM

Welcome to the club!

emseeKAY · 02-16-10, 07:48 PM

still havent been tagged yet, although my brooksi likes to shake his tail and crap all over me lol my BRB just hisses the odd time but seems to like climbing on me lol

marvelfreak · 02-16-10, 08:08 PM

Everybody gets tagged eventually. It will most likely be the one you least expect. hehehe It really doesn't hurt. It's just shocks you when it happens.

Geckogal · 02-17-10, 06:33 AM

My tokay bit me 5 times first day i had it

Dont think a snake ever got hold of me.

emseeKAY · 02-17-10, 08:36 AM

yeah lol im expecting my king to eventually, just cause hes young and a bit feisty haha

Will0W783 · 02-17-10, 09:26 AM

Ouch, Tokays hurt really bad; they don't like to let go. I used to have one, and he was a nasty bugger. My cats would swat the sides of his tank just to hear him bark and make wide eyes at me when he did. Lol.

Feebo · 02-18-10, 09:40 AM

My first ever bite was a baby Cali King snake, I`d had him for a month or two. He just bit my hand and quickly let go. I was quite shocked at how sharp it felt lol

That`s the worst part of a snake bite though eh, the shock. Depending on the bite and the species though but you know what I mean. Since then I`ve been had by all sorts and as Infernalis says, I just keep still and wait for them to let go, I`m too worried about hurting the snake. I even take my wedding ring off before I handle one of my snakes just incase they bite and damage their teeth on it. I haven`t been bitten for a good while now though, but now I`ve said that, I`m sure my Blood python will rip my face off when I go in there later lol My most painful bite has to be an Amethistine Python that I didn`t even see was there, it was like being stabbed with a bottle, lots of blood and a big girly squeek......

Geckogal · 02-18-10, 10:24 AM

What happened to him Kim? U said u used to have one.
Mine is a young male, everytime he bit me so far he let go quickly, just once he bit my boyfriend and didnt let go

think he likes the ladies.

Will0W783 · 02-18-10, 05:10 PM

I had him about 5 years ago. I adopted him from a kid at a pet store who just didn't want him anymore. The novelty of pissing him off and listening to him bark had worn off I guess and that was that. Psycho was huge when I went to pick him up- he was definitely full-grown, probably the body was 6 inches and the tail another 6 easily. So I know he was an adult but no idea how old he was. I had him for two years and then he just suddenly died on me. He was so pretty and quite alert and neat. I do miss him but I'm not anxious to get another one. He was a mean bugger!

Geckogal · 02-20-10, 12:34 AM

Prolly died of age, lol i bought a massive aquatic snail about a month ago, think its same case senario. Poor Mount-Nole was on his last breath, shame he didnt have anything in his will, just a really big shell.

shaunyboy · 03-10-10, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Here's one for ya.......

my first bite was from a male jungle we called crazy bert.the guy that first had him used to open his tub lid a little,chuck in a food item and that was it.the only other human contact bert had was when the guy changed his water,but only when he could be bothered.my mate rescued bert and i bought him after my mate tried for 3 months to calm him down.i tried my best to get him used to human contact for the next year.on a very,very good day you could take him out for 10 minutes and not get bit.you had to take him out with gloves on,let him get used to being handled with the gloves,then slip a glove of and introduce him to the heat of your hand.on a good day you'd get both gloves off.you would still have to move in slow motion to avoid bites.it was the heat from your that set him off the worst,he would not even go across my jeans as the second heat was detected from my leg he was very nervous and on his guard.the good days were few and far between.i kept him like a wild example,in the end he would let you take his water bowl but that was about it.i sold bert only a couple of months ago with a female jungle as a pair.i told the guy all about bert,the female was tame so there was no problems with her.the other day i was on a forum and the guy i sold the pair of jungles to is now selling them.his advert says both jungles are quite tame.this made me very angry as imo bert has special needs and if those needs are not met then some poor guys going to get some sore bites.you see bert would'nt just strike you the one defensive bite,he would hit you like a machine gun until whatever was bothering him was out of range.he was quite a charecter and part of me misses him,my bitten hands,legs and arms dont though,haha
cheers shaun