Welsh woman on night out gets snakebite

[News Bot]

A THREE-METRE python briefly escaped from its Welsh owner's house and managed to sink its fangs into a passer-by before it was found.

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Published On: 10-Sep-13 04:44 AM
Source: via NEWS.com.au

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[SurrealReptiles]

Pythons don't have fangs.

 

[Performa]

Another story out there which makes out the snake is some ferocious attacking killing machine.

 

[Rlpreston]

Pythons don't have fangs.

A fang is any large pointed tooth, including human 'canine teeth'

 

[wildthings]

lol, still, Fangs?

 

[Rlpreston]

lol, still, Fangs?

That's 'journalism' for you! If it's not sensationalised, it's not news! Lol

 

[BigDaddyO]

Fang /faNG/ Noun (Dictionary.com)

1. A large, sharp tooth, esp. a canine tooth of a dog or wolf.
2. The tooth of a venomous snake, by which poison is injected.


Hence, Pythons do not have fangs. Typical journalist misinformation.

 

[Rlpreston]

Fang /faNG/ Noun (Dictionary.com)

1. A large, sharp tooth, esp. a canine tooth of a dog or wolf.
2. The tooth of a venomous snake, by which poison is injected.


Hence, Pythons do not have fangs. Typical journalist misinformation.

How do you figure?

"1. A large, sharp tooth, esp. a canine tooth of a dog or wolf."

Especially, not exclusively.

'Main Entry: fang
Pronunciation: \ˈfaŋ\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, that which is taken, from Old English; akin to Old High German fang seizure, Old English fōn to seize — more at pact
Date: 1555
1 a : a long sharp tooth: as (1) : one by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn (2) : one of the long hollow or grooved and often erectile teeth of a venomous snake b : one of the chelicerae of a spider at the tip of which a poison gland opens 2 : the root of a tooth or one of the processes or prongs into which a root divides 3 : a projecting tooth or prong'

From Merriam-Webster.com

Therefore, pythons do have fangs.

 

[MesseNoire]

Far out guys.
Fangs or no fangs this lady was bitten by a snakes "sharp gums".
The bigger worry is the image it creates and reinforces about reptiles.

 

[moosenoose]

it followed her home

 

[Rlpreston]

Far out guys.
Fangs or no fangs this lady was bitten by a snakes "sharp gums".
The bigger worry is the image it creates and reinforces about reptiles.

We all know that technically right is the best kind of right. Can't blame us for trying

In any case, the article is rather tame on the animal blaming and 'victim' crying in comparison to most. The woman was bitten (as stated) by an escaped exotic pet. If anything, having exotic pets escape is worse for their reputation that reporting on the bites.

While I wouldn't have thought it too newsworthy either, over there they have no native pythons. If someone here were to receive a bite from, say, a stray Burmese, there would be considerable public interest.

 

[Ramsayi]

"her panicked partner was calling for the paramedics after failing to stem the blood streaming from both legs."

"Despite being forced to spend a night in hospital on an antibiotic drip"

"When I got to hospital I had to have an x-ray to ensure no fangs were left inside."

Very lucky to be alive from those accounts.Very wise move to call a Wambulance!