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| Posted | corn snake bites! |
| 02-04-2006 by paul | Hi,
I have a couple of corn snakes and was wondering if anyone had any expeiences of their snakes biting,what was it like,did it hurt and what happened after?:cry: |
| 02-04-2006 by elaphe fan | Hi Paul,
They very rarely hurt although they might draw a little bit of blood. The key thing if it happens is not to jerk your hand away as their teeth are pretty fragile and you may well pull them out. If you get bitten... just wait for the snake to let go ( which it will ) on its own then wash your hand under a tap using anti-bacterial soap. |
| 02-04-2006 by paul | Hi elaphe fan,
thanks for that, i 'm trying to pick my snake up without getting bit if possible,but sometimes it looks as if its going to spring at me,so i'm trying to overcome my fears i suppose.If i know it's bite is not going to be painful then i can endure it etc,i suppose i ve been bitten by more vicious animals so i don't know why i worry about a snake bite(it must be a subconcious fear based on snakes reputations)!  |
| 02-04-2006 by elaphe fan | If he is only a baby one mate ( just seen your other post ) his teeth will not even be big enough to break your skin. It just feels like a tiny bit of sandpaper on your finger 
By the time you have handled him for a few months, he should have grown out of any biting behaviour. Just be careful not to hold him for 48 hours after he has eaten. Steve |
| 02-04-2006 by paul | Steve,the pic is of the baby one,but the one i was refering to i just got it a few weeks ago(don't have a pic of it yet)it's about 4' long and i don't really know it's temperament even though i was assured it does'nt bite.I think when i noticed it acting strange was before it shedded it's skin,so would that of been the reason,is that when they are likely to bite? |
| 02-04-2006 by paul | I handled it as soon as i first got it,but a few days later,i hadn't handled it every day so i was a bit nervous when i lost my confidence. |
| 03-04-2006 by elaphe fan | Ahhh... OK Mate.
You need to give the big guy time to settle in and get used to his new surroundings which means dont handle him much. Bigger rat snakes, I only handle for about 15 mins when I first get them and then only when I am cleaning them out. The key thing is that he has to feel comfortable in his new home. When they go blue for shedding, it's advisable NOT to feed them ( They cant poop until they have shedwhich is often a week later ) and to leave them well alone. Their skin is very sensitive at this time especially to something warm like your hands... so yes... if he is going to bite, this would be a time for him to do it. Once he has shed, try him with some food. One thing you must be is confident. Biting does not hurt even with a big corn as their teeth are tiny ( they are designed to hold prey... but not to kill it ) So even if he bites you, dont back away just keep going and gently pick him up. He will soon get used to it. Whatever you do... dont grab him just do it gently. Another idea is to approach him with the back of your hand facing him. That way, even if he does bite he will have nothing to grab hold of and will just hit you with his nose
90% sure he wont even try to bite you mate... if he is an adult and used to being handled he should be just fine. Steve. |
| 03-04-2006 by paul | Thanks Steve,all is becoming clearer now,he was shedding at that time,also his skin was kind of creaky when i touched his body before he shedded it and he was kind of tense(arched).after he shedded his skin i fed him and now he seems to be a bit settled so i will pick him up a bit more regular.How often will he shed,also how often should i give him food,the guy i bought him from said 2 weeks,but i have read once a week? |
| 05-04-2006 by nerys | for an adult male, once a fortnight would be fine.. some of my adult males only get fed once every 3-4 weeks here..
snakes can suffer from obesity just as much as humans can, and its kinda hard to get a snake on a diet and jogging routine. your baby one will need to be fed more often, just as you would feed a puppy more often than an adult dog for example. i do have rescue corns here, who are grossly obese... corns snakes with cellulite and love handles poor things.. N |
| 05-09-2006 by jessica | Mine was the same, i had a 3 foot male, and he is quite hissy, rattles his tail and sometimes strikes yet I have never been bitten, try to go behind there head and move your hand under the substrate under their body, it works with mine. Let me know how it goes  |
| 06-10-2006 by tanya | A corn snake is more likely to try to warn you off with tail rattling and hissing and the occasional head butt than actually biting. However, none of that will make you feel any better if you're not confident in your handling skills. I've been surrounded by reptiles for 32 years and yet I still have no desire to be bitten by one if I can help it.
I'm a woos and don't like any kind of pain. However, to highlight to you the severity of a corn snake bite here is a story.... Adult jungle corn (that's a king x corn) with the hump. It's cleaning out day and he doesn't want to be moved. I pick him up and he's fine until he's really had enough and he decides to bite my arm. Actually, I was looking the other way at the time so barely noticed... he does it again. I look down to see a lovely set of teeth marks on my arm. He does it again. This time he chews as well. It's not an entirely pleasant feeling but not exactly painful either. So... one arm being chewed by an annoyed jungle corn I run upstairs to grab my camera. He takes a few more munches in that time and I eventually find the camera and take some photo's.... got some cracking shots too. Now, as I'm someone who nearly passed out when I had a teeny tiny tattoo, you can rest assured I don't have a high pain threshold. Yet, it was still not painful enough for me to be overly concerned and I would rather have had the photo's. Incidentally, he's never bitten me since. I think he got bored and didn't much like the taste of human. |
| 23-10-2006 by mini_jungle | I had my corn around my neck once whilst sitting watching tv, my nephew aged 9 at the time decided to take a run at me, i gave him the warnings but he didnt beleive i had a snake around my neck, as he was all curled up beneath my jumnper, apart form his head poking out under my chin! my nephew instead decided to simply walk up to me and chin me one!! in that motion the fast movements scared lil oscar and he struck! my nephew suprisingly didnt panic and pull away, he jus simply went white and ran away after oscar let go! learnt his lesson now! haha , other than that time he hasnt bitten in the 3 years ive had him, my nephew wasnt hurt too much either and still likes to handle him. |
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