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The face actually, after more than a decade of keeping boas I
can't say that I've never been bitten by any of my boas anymore.

Last night I got bit at very close range. My female het for
albino, arabesque who's always been one of my calmest boas
just barely missed my right eye. It was a love tap.

Really, there are almost no marks on my face today & she is about
five feet long. It was wierd, it wasn't a SFE. No rats in my
house, it wasn't a defensive or overtly aggressive strike either.

I had been handling her for over half an hour, I was walking
past a table in the dark & before I knew what happened she
struck out at my face. She was totally calm right after, and
didn't want to go back to her cage. I ended up keeping her out
for another 10-20 minutes.

I had my dog in the living room, less than 15 feet away. I think
maybe the scent of the dog may have spooked her.?

Have a festive Summer Solstice!

A bite on the face can get real complicated, that is a lesson I learned about ten years ago when I had a large Peruvian that was in a top cage struck out and hit me just above the eye.

Since then I wear safety glasses and all my "predictable" ones are not in top cages anymore

Glad you are fine.
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

That's been a concern of mine for a while and I no longer let the boas get up near my face. Sounds like a very odd bite situation, it must have been the dog scent making her uneasy or possibly a quick change in or out of a dark room? Hard to say. I'm so glad she didn't get you in the eye and you are okay!
-April
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'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

It was a very light bite, I don't have any marks on my face now.
It was just barely detectable yesterday.

Yeah it was strange because she never seemed to get agitated or
upset, before or after. I was lucky as hell, I'm having a hard
time just trying to imagine what those fangs could have done to
my eyeball, even if it was a light bite.

Can't wait to get out of work and check on my hypo harlequin.
She is due any day now.