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ricky5042
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/01/2009 :  19:41:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi all
Any ideas as to why every time i hold him he sinks his teeth in and bites me? he doesnt bite my wife
Thanks


Ricky

magneticblue
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United Kingdom
1511 Posts

Posted - 05/01/2009 :  22:29:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Do you wear any aftershave or anything like that? It could be some sort of scent that you have on you that the snake doesn't like


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ricky5042
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
13 Posts

Posted - 05/01/2009 :  22:35:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Dont wear after shave and i always wash my hands firt with just hot water so no idea why it wants to bite me,
even when it latched onto my little finger i just waited until it let go so i didnt stress it

Ricky
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin

United Kingdom
1512 Posts

Posted - 06/01/2009 :  13:48:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Maybe it's pheromones? They can scent things we can't so maybe you are giving off different pheromones to your wife.

Unless- what do you wash your hands with? If your hand wash or sanitizer has alcohol in it, they really don't like it. Everytime (except once) that I have been bit or had a near miss I've either had a drink or used a alcohol based product to clean my hands beforehand.

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ricky5042
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
13 Posts

Posted - 06/01/2009 :  14:17:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi all iv used is normal soap and i dont drink so im stumped
but il stick with him and hope he grows out of it

Ricky
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