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HaikuDan
at Mon Dec 5 20:49:16 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HaikuDan ]
I just had "Satan" the male ridleyi out for cleaning. He actually calmed down for a few minutes while I cleaned his cage with my right hand while he coiled around my left hand (and his head firmly grasped). Taking advantage of his seemingly mellow mood, I kept him out a bit crawling through my hands. Then he decided to make a dash up my sleeve and ZAP ZAP ZAP bit me three times on the forearm in rapid succession. Mind you, I try very hard not to get bitten by these guys. (I keep no venomous and never will!) They're in the 3 - 3.5 foot range, around 125-150 grams. I'm not entirely looking forward to 6 feet of mean snake.
This brings me to my point: I get a mild reaction to bites from these guys, with very slight swelling around the teeth marks that results in a raised bump in the shape of the snake's jaw. I'm curious if anyone else has a similiar reaction?
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