I have now witnessed the affects of hognose bites on four different people (including myself), and reactions varied drastically. First let me say that each bite was a feeding response and could have been prevented had each person been paying more attention (again, including myself).



When I was bitten, I was released in less than a minute and suffered only minor redness and itching that lasted maybe 10 minutes.



The next bite I saw was fairly similar with a slight bit of swelling around the site of the bite. Itching and redness present. Everything cleared up in about an hour.



The next person had a hognose attached for about 2 minutes and ended up with slight swelling on the finger that was bitten and the 2 surrounding fingers. Swelling was gone by the next morning.



The fourth person ( who is also very severely allergic to bees and other insect stings) was unable to get the hognose off of her finger for just over five minutes. She had swelling throughout her entire hand and up into her wrist. She experienced alot of pain in the swollen area (obviously, swollen tissue is not very comfortable), and the swelling did not completely dissipate until about 5 days later.



We all still work with hognoses, and wouldn't have it any other way. The person who had the really bad reaction now uses gloves when opening her snakes cages.
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2.2 Western Hogs

1.0 Thayers king

0.1 African egg eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

1.1 Viper boa (Candoia aspera)

1 Savannah Monitor

2 Leopard Geckos

1 Sulcatta

1 Pancake Tortoise

2 dogs

1 cat

1 Husband

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