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Finally, after almost three years, BITTEN!!

jazzgeek

jazzgeek

The Rule Of Thirds.
Well, gang, the title says it all. I've lost my mandibular virginity.

I'm finally in the club - since getting my first corn in August of '04, I've finally been bitten; yes, I've been tagged before, but this guy was the first to latch on and break flesh. The culprit is Odysseus, my '05 male pewter.

And it's probably my fault. As I was feeding last night (I feed my subadults/adults in a separate 41 qt Sterlite), he decided to use the feeding tub as an outhouse; on top of that, he was kinda messy with his rodent (tracking guts along the tub - the feeder was a F/T adult mouse that was also preggers, but thanks to the wonders of hydraulics, she 'sploded as Odysseus was chowing her down), so I decided that I'd "wipe him down" with a wet paper towel before I returned him to his living quarters.

As I opened the feeding tub, I noticed that he was slithering, from left to right, towards the load of poo and urates (Poo & Urates would be a good name for a soft-rock duo, btw) that he just recently deposited. Picking him up with my left hand at his midsection, I was doing everything by the book.....with these two exceptions:


  1. My left hand was holding the wet paper towel.
  2. My right hand was put in front of his face, to prevent him from going any farther towards Seals & Crofts, UM, the Poo & Urates.
So he probably thought he was already in the wet mouth of a predator, and sensed the smell/heat/vibrations right in front of his nose. After a brief hiss, there he was, just hanging from the fleshy part of my lower right thumb.

I've read many times here that the shock of being bitten is more startling than the pain ever will be. I can now confirm this.

I've also read many times here that after the initial shock, one should resist flailing to shake off the snake, and should gently pry/force open the mouth, using running water and/or alcohol, if necessary; not doing so will result in the teeth scraping across your skin, resulting in a wound worse than the bite.

Sadly, I can also attest to this, given the photo. I've included it not for sympathy, but to show noobs what it's all about, and what not to do.

And the bottom line is this: I've had worse paper cuts. Getting bitten is like rubbing your digits across that serrated metal strip on your box of Saran-Wrap. My only concern, given my current health, was the length of time for the blood to clot. Recent hangnails have taken longer.

So, here I am with two out of the big three; I've been musked by my MBK, and now, I've been bitten. Who will be the first to poo on me?

I'm not asking for volunteers. I meant by my snakes, you sickos. :grin01:

regards,
jazz
 

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jazzgeek said:
I've also read many times here that after the initial shock, one should resist flailing to shake off the snake, and should gently pry/force open the mouth, using running water and/or alcohol, if necessary; not doing so will result in the teeth scraping across your skin, resulting in a wound worse than the bite.

Sadly, I can also attest to this, given the photo. I've included it not for sympathy, but to show noobs what it's all about, and what not to do.

regards,
jazz
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just to clarify... the "scrape" is from the snake's teeth when you did not follow the running water adage, and not a seperate incident, yes?
 
plasticknives said:
just to clarify... the "scrape" is from the snake's teeth when you did not follow the running water adage, and not a seperate incident, yes?
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Correct.

regards,
jazz
 
LOL @ "mandibular virginity". :laugh:

Too bad you waited so long to take the photo. Next time, squeeze your hand and smear the blood around a little, so it really looks scary! :grin01:
 
jazzgeek said:
Correct.

regards,
jazz
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Well then- ouch!
I was going to say the the extraneous scrape was worse than the bites, but it seems they are related. :)

Still, it looks better than any cat bite I ever got; my best friends cat was a crazy witch cat and has left scars. SIgh.


And I too, am impressed at the three year mark!

Hope it heals up nicely for you...
 
Amateur! :sidestep:

Nanci

(I _think_ Inez bit me the other day, but I am not sure- I wasn't looking...)
 
diamondlil said:
You don't want volunteers........... :sidestep:
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:laugh01::roflmao::laugh01::roflmao::laugh01:

Janine, I can always count on you to take it where.......well.....where my mind usually is. :crazy02:

regards,
jazz
 
Wow! Three years without...any poopage? Your my hero! When I was at work a big six foot okeetee crapped all over the front of my shirt. It smelled soooo nasty and I had to work in it for 5 hours LOL.
Costomers + me = :sidestep: My texas rat bit me though. I was not used to thier attitudes when I first fed him and I went to reach for him to put him back and he held on for dear life. Lol...Well, keep up the "I've never been pooped on title."
 
Wow! I don't know which is worse, NOT HAVING been bitten by a snake in 3 years OR HAVING been bitten by a box of Seran Wrap.:rolleyes:
 
Congrats Dale on finally losing your virginity!

And you're lucky that's a minor bite. Until you have a bleeding dental imprint from the complete set of upper and lower teeth, you've not experienced the full effect. You need a big ol' hungry female to get ahold of a finger, wrap around your hand and then start constricting. And it has to be your "good" hand so you must use the awkward one to try to unwrap and then retrieve the half-swallowed finger.
 
well, hate to break your three year "no being pooped on" record, :nyah: (actually no I don't :D )but I managed to go for 6 years..:)
the bugger decided to poo on me and the floor while I was trying to determine its length. And during that same course of time, I've only been bitten once by it and that was a fluke thing. But nonetheless, welcome to the club. :grin01:
 
Gosh Jazz, where have you been??

Welcome to the club, at long last!... :sidestep:

I've acually never been pooped on. But I've been bitten five times - three of which place my charming Connor as the culprit - so I think that makes up for it :grin01:
 
WOW.. Three years and no bites? IT'S about time! But then it was almost exactly 3 yrs from the time we got Tiaga to the time she first bit me so I guess I can understand.
I've been lucky in the poo department. She has chosen to just poo on my daughters on numerous occasions and not on me once....LUCKY KIDS!......lol
 
dwyn127 said:
Wow! I don't know which is worse, NOT HAVING been bitten by a snake in 3 years OR HAVING been bitten by a box of Seran Wrap.:rolleyes:
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:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

And you should see the carnage when I bring out the Cuisinart. ;)

As for the not being pooped on, it's been close a few times, but I've been able to see the muscles constrict at the vent (call me a bum-looker) and make it back to the aspen in time.

There have been three times where they "evacuated" immediately when picked up, but I've not been hit. Once by my MBK (naturally), and once each by my "hyper hypos", Lili von Shtupp and Phil Connors.

I'm sure it'll happen eventually.

regards,
jazz
 
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