I've been bitten by a 4ft Melanota female. Personally I don't treat them as venomous althought they can still give a pretty nasty bite. She was not given the chance to chew and I had no reaction to the bite. The bite was purely deffensive, I just pushed the limits trying to get beter photo's. This is my best shot with a mang, I didn't have my D40 then. I'm waiting on some eggs to hatch or some more gravid females to come in. From my experience with babies if handled regularly they loose their aggression and become very handleable. Not one out of 7 babies I had for months ever tried to bite. They are however far more alert at night and one must be more careful. These animals have produced some pretty nasty bites!


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John Light

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