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by agkistrodude on February 12, 2008
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32 years, 1 bite.Went over 30 yrs and got tagged by a 1 week old dusky pyg taking the lid off the deli cup it was in. I HATE deli cups.Just had some swelling of the thumb for a day or 2. MartyM
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by LarryDFishel on February 12, 2008
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5.5 years, zero venomous bites...unless you count Florida Bark Scorpions.
Jared, you have a point that someone milking snakes for a living probably can't be expected to never be bitten. They certainly would go broke if they took the time to be as careful as I am.
Most people here are more in my category where, as someone else said...we have no excuse. But yes, there is still some risk. While I am far more careful than some of the people I know, I don't do absolutely everything possible to be safe. Otherwise it would take me 20 minutes to clean each cage.
I am, however, careful enough that I believe I'm far more likely to be killed driving to work or crossing the street than working with my snakes...
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by soberwolf on February 12, 2008
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I saw this one and knew there would be a big response.
P.S. Bark Scorpion is the worst envenomation I've had
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by Aries54 on February 13, 2008
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Yes, I agree where if someone is milking or doing some sort of activity such as that, there are greater risks. But for the people that keep hots as a hobby,......no excuse. As far as changing water bowls, at one time, I had 35 various rattle snakes, including timbers, I never took the risk of getting tagged. I'd either take them out of the cage for the time being, or I'd wear my gloves (you know the ones, those heavy a$$ gloves from Midwest). It's just a matter of being smart. You can be careful and NEVER get bit. Sometimes, the people that do this stuff for a living (such as some of the people that were mentioned above) do get careless. It's natural. They're used to it, they may not think about it as much because the fear level is not as high as some people.
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by richardduckworth on February 13, 2008
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it's only common to "zone out" when doing anything repetitive. i've driven to work sometimes but not really remember the trip because it was all so routine and i was thinking about other things. i'm sure the same thing can happen with those who milk snakes. not to mention if you're having family problems, you're sick, etc. that will all drain you mentally. i know when i have something going on (car i have to fix, family argument, whatever) that the work day just seems to get in the way.
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by Cro on February 13, 2008
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I have been keeping snakes for 48 years, and venomous snakes for 41 years. No bites, but several close calls.
As far as those unexpected bites, they can happen if you spend time outdoors. I once had an unseen Prairie Rattlesnake strike out from under a flat rock, and hit my boot as I was hiking along in New Mexico. I was not snake hunting at the time.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by SCatheris on February 13, 2008
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See I like this thread it shows that you can keep hots and still not get bit.
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by Atrox788 on February 13, 2008
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10 years and 1 bite. 1 fang from a neonate copperhead in my right index finger while assist feeding.
Though getting bit isn't inevitable it can happen. I dont think those whom have been tagged should be looked down upon or belittled unless the bite was from something completely idiotic like free handling, trying to kiss or place a neonate rattlesnake in their mouth etc.
Feces can happen. Hopefully you have the chance to live and learn from your mistake. That is the price we pay for our passion.
Adios,
Jeremy
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by jared on February 13, 2008
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in summation, its not an inevitablility to get bit, but these are not handguns, these are free thinkin wild animals and that has its own set of risks. For the third time, there are LOTS OF VARIABLES on this post. My bites go as follows, I was fanged by a neo cotton who inverted his fang, outside his mouth during a pin to remove heavily retained skin and eyecaps, and just one fang pricked my finger. Now the better of the two, I was cleaning a breeder display, after which, i returned a 2 ft cantil to the enclosure, the animal abruptly spun and full body, left the enclosure, and smacked my hand mid flight, before hitting the floor. Sometimes accidents happen, AGAIN some people drive there car for 50 years and never get hit by anyone else, some people have there license for and hr and can get broadsided by someone running the stoplight. The human can control all one can, the variable is the individual wild animal.
Jared
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