Sounds fairly typical

Posted by WW on June 04, 2001 at 07:42:22:

In Reply to: And you said Cribos don't bite! posted by Heather on June 03, 2001 at 18:04:11:

: One of the recurring themes I keep seeing on the forums and hearing from other Drymarchon keepers is the rarity of their bites. A few months ago I purchased two wild caught Black tailed Cribos, my very first Drymarchon. Ive been delighted with them. Well, they seem to be getting more comfortable with me handleing them because one just suddenly decided to find out how I taste! He just very casually, and unexpectedly, opened his mouth and chomped down onto my wrist. OUCH! I've been bitten by pythons bigger than him and they didn't hurt so bad! Needless to say, I started hollering and my boyfriend came out and helped me. He was trying very hard to "kill" my arm by constricting my biscep. As soon as Eric got his body off my arm, the little guy released my wrist on which he'd been noshing. Anybody else out there been mistaken for dinner?

Your experience is the same as mine with melanurus. I had a large one in the lab, which used to huff and puff when first picked up, but would then calm down. Then, suddenly and with no warning, it would simply turn around and chomp on the nearest arm. It happened to me twice. Fortunately, each time, it only got hold of a shirt sleeve.

Cheers,

Wolfgang

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: : One of the recurring themes I keep seeing on the forums and hearing from other Drymarchon keepers is the rarity of their bites. A few months ago I purchased two wild caught Black tailed Cribos, my very first Drymarchon. Ive been delighted with them. Well, they seem to be getting more comfortable with me handleing them because one just suddenly decided to find out how I taste! He just very casually, and unexpectedly, opened his mouth and chomped down onto my wrist. OUCH! I've been bitten by pythons bigger than him and they didn't hurt so bad! Needless to say, I started hollering and my boyfriend came out and helped me. He was trying very hard to "kill" my arm by constricting my biscep. As soon as Eric got his body off my arm, the little guy released my wrist on which he'd been noshing. Anybody else out there been mistaken for dinner? : Your experience is the same as mine with melanurus. I had a large one in the lab, which used to huff and puff when first picked up, but would then calm down. Then, suddenly and with no warning, it would simply turn around and chomp on the nearest arm. It happened to me twice. Fortunately, each time, it only got hold of a shirt sleeve. : Cheers, : Wolfgang

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