Why you should use the snake hook (aka my first tag)

[Multifoliate]

So, I was an idiot this Wednesday and reached into Bob's enclosure to change his water.

Hungry bredli + warm, approximately rat sized hand from above = bite.

The culprit


Blurry first pic


Once all the blood was washed away


2 days later, look at that bruising go!


Today

 

[The_Geeza]

Love bite ONLY!!..... Most carpets friendly or not will get u eventually sticking your Hand in the enclosure... Simple ... Just hook out and they will be fine...they ( most ) become enclosure defensive spesh if u feed in there ... IMO and I feed all in enclosures it's just to easy to hook out without stress to the snake and return ( normally they harder to get back in and people think snakes r not intelligent lol)

 

[Multifoliate]

Oh, this was entirely my fault.

I should not have "dangled" my hand above his head. He's not enclosure defensive, just hungry.

 

[The_Geeza]

Oh, this was entirely my fault.

I should not have "dangled" my hand above his head. He's not enclosure defensive, just hungry.

Sry me stupid

 

[Multifoliate]

Sry me stupid

All good

 

[JAS101]

wow that's a decent bruise for just a tag

 

[Snakewoman]

Wow, decent bruise for a quick hit, and he's still fairly small compared to what he will be. He's beautiful by the way

 

[Pythoninfinite]

Bruising like that is fairly normal . If you don't want to use a hook, just touch the snake's head/nose with a rolled-up sheet of newspaper - it will immediately "pull it's head in" and you can then reach in quickly and grab a coil. Very hungry snakes may still bite though.

Jamie

 

[MathersD]

Next time use food not your hand to see if your snake is hungry . Looks painfull . Must have been a feeding bite . How long did he hold on for .

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[Ramsayi]

Tongs are heaps better :lol:

 

[Multifoliate]

Wow, decent bruise for a quick hit, and he's still fairly small compared to what he will be. He's beautiful by the way

Oh, he is gorgeous. Love the warmth of the colours on bredli pythons

Next time use food not your hand to see if your snake is hungry . Looks painfull . Must have been a feeding bite . How long did he hold on for .

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I will. I think trying to eat my hand is biting off more than Bob can chew. He's getting a nice big rat instead.

He held on for a minute or so, then let go to reposition, at which stage I started pushing him off my arm.

Surprisingly it didn't hurt much at all. Bit of a sting when he first struck, but after that it was quite pain free. They are some seriously sharp teeth.

Bruising like that is fairly normal . If you don't want to use a hook, just touch the snake's head/nose with a rolled-up sheet of newspaper - it will immediately "pull it's head in" and you can then reach in quickly and grab a coil. Very hungry snakes may still bite though.

Jamie

That's a great idea. Luckily, I have been spurred to find the hook and it is now put away on top of his enclosure, but if I lose it again, rolled up newspaper it will be.

Must admit I am glad to be told that the bruising is standard and I wasn't bleeding inappropriately

Tongs are heaps better :lol:

Where would the python get the tongs to grab me with? He's not allowed in the kitchen.

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[RCW74]

Happens to every snake keeper sooner or later...so congratulations?! Bredli's are worth it though - but yeah, go the hook.

Those are sharp teeth indeed. I got whacked a few times by a 2m diamond recently that I was relocating for a neighbour and counted over 70 puncture marks.....tiny, but they sure did bleed