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Snake handling

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by spiced, Aug 22, 2023.

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    I know a lot of people are freaked out by snakes ,have any of you guys ever picked up a snake,and were you bitten?
     
    spiced, Aug 22, 2023 IP
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    I use to play with garter snakes all the time.In fact I had a couple of baby vipers as pets.Never was bitten though.
     
    vrwrys, Aug 22, 2023 IP
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    I've only touched them at tourist spots where you pay to get a photo taken. We don't have snakes in my country so I'm very hesitant. There was one in a bush beside our hotel room in Costa Rica. I took photos and the next day showed them to the housekeeping lady who dragged me off so I could show them to the rest of the team. I'm guessing it was unusual for them too!
     
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    I once touched the skin of a boa constrictor that was being held by a handler. Felt like leather. I have personally caught and handled eels (I know, it's a fish, not a snake.) They are very slimy and slippery. One of them was quite large and snapping/biting furiously the whole time I was trying to get him unhooked. Would have been a nasty bite, I suspect, if he had gotten me, but it did not happen.
     
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