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jobi
at Sun Jun 10 21:29:07 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jobi ]
Ouch! The end of a digit is the worst pain wise.
However at 3. ˝ TL this animal was not mature yet, its dentition was still a little more pointed then the animal pictured, this said I still think you’d have suffered the same wound and pain in any case.
As to why the animal bite you is a far more interesting question, first he was out of its environment, next with a stranger, you’re a stranger if you haven’t raised this animal, therefore even if it knows you and you do handle it often, nevertheless you are not its regular keeper.
Know one really can say how an animal will react to any given situation, theirs simply to many variables, the 2 options iv provided are usually the main reasons why accidents happen, of course we are talking about an accident aren’t we? Cause as you may know most bits happen when an animal is disrespected (offended) or teased with foods.
Many bites iv seen or heard about from keepers happened when they handled foods before the monitor, this is notorious with snake keepers.
Also one must never be conciliant even with the most trustworthy monitors, when my kids where younger id allow them one at a time to sit on the largest ornatus you’d even see (not your typical obese salvator) but this under extreme care, I was always within reach to stop any incident before it happens, you must learn to read behaviour, that’s why I say nil’s are good teachers, they show defensive behaviours strait out of the egg, when you raise a nil to adulthood, its like you graduated from varanids behaviour academy.
Working with animals we must always have some safety tool at hand, your friend should of have something to wedge his monitors jaws, at least to prevent it from applying more pressure on your thumb.
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RE: Why African monitors are safer… - jobi, Sun Jun 10 21:29:07 2007