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nhherp
at Wed Feb 25 18:27:18 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by nhherp ]
HC hit most of it. I prefer to avoid the situation, but when it has arose in the past I use hot water, though not scalding blister giving by any means, usually what the average person would wash his hands good with works. Spill it on your thigh if you dont know, it should sting good but leave no marks or residual pain after the first 5 minutes. A mouth is much tougher both are and a snakes. Cheap,available, and you know what if feels like first hand. I have personally used this method for not just big snakes, but also alligators and monitors that didn't let go or were to big to tolerate the wait.
I have personally never tried the tail trick, but have heard that it works. I dont like the idea of alcohol, though I have heard it of it being used and can understand why. I would hate to inhale a mist of 100 proof. Why waste the money or liquor.By no means use isoporyl.
The best thing is to learn to read the snake. Sure accidents happen but almost always preventable. A bite that stays attached is a food response (snakes) in almost all cases. That alone should be a definitive answer to how non-release bites happen, and how to avoid the situation.
There are several of us here who keep LARGE retics (myself included), so you wont have to worry about the same situation as you encountered on the anaconda forum.
Notah
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suggestions and thoughts... - nhherp, Wed Feb 25 18:27:18 2004