As we all know, BPs are nonvenomous. . . but almost everyone I tell that I own snakes asks if they (the BPs) are "poisonous" or not. It just goes to show you how ignorant people are about snakes. Maybe this mother is too? I would almost give the benefit of the doubt and say perhaps this kid is allergic to something in BP saliva, but if they can't even see the bite? It has to be something else! Even my corn snakes leave more than one mark on me when they bite! And even then it's barely there, but you can see the teeth marks. I think thew mother is probably blaming what she thinks is obvious, (due to the average person's fear of snakes) but what in reality is very very, very unlikely.



If I were you I would tell the woman that ball pythons are non-venomous on all levels and that she should look for other causes for the boy's allergic reaction. If the doctor had any sense, he would've told her that already! The only nonven snakes I have heard of causing a reaction in someone are hognoses and garters which are both colubrids. There's venomous colubrids out there, so perhaps some have trace amounts of harmful substances in their saliva? I've never heard of any python species being venomous, however, however mild that "venom." In any case, I believe this is not your problem! this woman should have done the research before buying the snake. If she had she would have known that there is little to no way that a ball bite would cause a reaction. good luck.

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