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Posted by Fred albury(Aztec Reptiles U.S.A.) on July 17, 2002 at 17:13:05:
In Reply to: New thread...Let's try some fun stories..Dry bite experience posted by Carl on July 17, 2002 at 10:37:02:
: Let's hear some fun stories on Dry bites..I know Dean has some!!
: Here's one....Bubba, my big Tx Male...Last year was giving him Baytril injections for ocular infection..NEVER been bitten by any DRY, including those I've caught in the wild..Anyway, I'm holding him about 6" behind the head, my wife is giving him the injection(she's a nurse) As soon as the needle goes in, he turns around on my thumb, not a strike, just opens and CLAMPS, felt like friggin' PLIERS!! Does not let go until the needle is removed..Almost bit thru my fingernail..Carried marks for a month! Powerful as we think, maybe more...Smart, too...
: Let's hear from some other guys..Fred?? DT? Dwight??
*STORYTIME CLASS!!!!**
Once, in a land called San Diego, many ,many years ago, lived a man named Fred who owned 1.2 Eastern Indigos, the pride and joy of his limited reptile collection. Now this man, was EXTREMELY good looking, and vain to a fault(Go with me here, its just a story after all!!ha ha)
At any rate, this man went to clean out his Indigo cages. (This can be sung to the tune of the three bears and goldilocks.......)
First he cleaned out the cage to the BIG MALE Indigo "Cadillac", no problems, but "O LORD" how does he make sooo much poop?"
Second he cleaned out the cage of the first female"Lincoln", Cadillacs girlfriend and MAIN squeeze:).this cage also was filthy, but no hanging stalagmites from the ceiling like Cadillac is famous for! *ugh*
Third-He came to the cage of the now infamous "Obsidian" and opened the door, Because of his wekend state, young Fred didnt pay attention to protocol and reached in to move a waterbowl. Obsidian, ravaged by hunger(It had been 21 hrs since she ate to capacity!) mistook Freds hand for a:
A) White Rat
B) Hairless Bunny
C) Male Indigo
D) Naked Mole Rat
And
Proceeded
To
Clamp
Her
Mouth
Down
On
It!!!
Fred screamed.Not like a scared man. Not even a scared woman..NO, Fred WAILED like a 4 year old girl who has had her fingers slammed in the car door and why didnt you look out for her Harry you KNOW better!"
The bite, it came*Fast and Furious* (sic) and frankly, it felt like TWO Gillete razor blades(The double bladed large ones used in razors in pre 1975) had clamped down on Freds finger. The feeling of metal grining into his flesh was almost more than Fred could stand. The snake DID NOT LET GO. Fred Panicked...........
And grabbed the closest thing near him...a bottle of J.D.(Jack Daniels) (Hey, where did THAT thing come from :)?" said Fred to himself.)
He poured a large volume of it directly into the snakes mouth, useing colorful profanity all the while. The snake released his grip, the drink poured into the cut, and fred again screamed, a low guttaral wail!
Fred , bleeding like a stuck pig, held onto the Indigo and PROCEEDED to clean the cage with HIS GOOD HAND, even as his other hand dripped blood on the floor. After cleaning it, he depositied the snake into it, closed thedoor and went to attend to his wounds.
10 stitches in the local E.R.
And $240.00 later..........
Fred returned home..............
To his beloved pets........
He walked to the culprits cage
Just in time to see her poo!!
on the CEILING !!
Arrgghhhh!!!!
End of story
Moral of Story:
Use tongs, always were gloves and dont waste expensive booze.
