Today I am going to talk to you about what you should do if you get bit by a Ball Python, and what you should do after.
I have owned snakes for about 10 years now and have been bit on a number of occasions. There are a few guidelines you should follow in order to not hurt the snake.
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One of the biggest mistakes people do when they get bit is to pull their hand or arm away as quick as possible, bad idea. Not only does this hurt your snake by pulling their teeth out it also will shred your skin up. The very first thing you will do is stay calm. Your snake will realize it cannot eat you and will therefore let go. If your snake bit you because you were irritating it then you can run really cold water over its body, this will usually cause your snake to let go. Not all snakes will respond to the cold water at which time you can turn the hot water on and quickly run your snake under that, whatever you do please do not use water that is hot enough to burn you. This can cause major damage to the snake and potentially kill it.
Once you have gotten your snake to release its bite. You should wash your hands with soap and water. This will help in removing any bacteria left on the skin. You can also use some antibacterial to help further after washing your hands. The teeth marks will swell some. Before this swelling starts you should take some allergy pills to help with the swelling. The spot may even itch, the allergy pills will help with that as well. Ball Pythons ARE NOT VENOMOUS.
If your do happen to have a venomous snake and get bitten, please seek out medical help. The solution for a Ball Python will not work.
This technique will also work with any other python, boa, corn snake, milk snake, and many other non-venomous snakes.
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