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SHvar
at Fri Nov 30 23:54:32 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by SHvar ]
Been bitten by your albig, even at a small size. I say this because I have been bit by a few over many years. Even a 2ft long WT I looked at in a petstore once produced some horrendous crushing force. Ive been bitten by albigs from 1-about 5ft long (proud to say its been a long time since the last one). A 3ft subadult took an electric stun gun to get him to release once (refused to let go), a few at 2ft long resisted dunking in cold water for 10 minutes straight, they were carefully pryed loose. A 4ft albig crushed a bone in my right hand, I am reminded every time I pick up something wrong when the free floating piece of bone grates against the other bone (this bite was so fast, it was a grab at a mouse and release before I could move out of the way). The force behind that bite can sever flesh even with the teeth worn and dull (like an ear, almost lost half of one once to an albig almost 5ft long). Now those gloves are woven material none the less, this means with a bit of force the teeth go between the layers, unless they are many many tightly woven layers opposing each others grain. Kevlar gloves made to feel something, to be touch sensitive, such as search gloves have a very thin layer to help protect you from a razorblade or needle while searching a suspect. I dont think that the gloves would stop an argus, they bite very hard, and the teeth may penetrate the gloves easily. If not, the material of the gloves will be forced into the flesh from the force behind the teeth. I wear gloves (welding gloves) to protect me sometimes from the claws of a larger monitor. I just hope that I dont get bit, and have become good at reading them after so many past bites with several species.
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