2006-11-01 17:31:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
I wouldn't unless you like sharp, barbed, prickly things sticking out of your body. It is not venomous and does not "throw" its quills. Here is some information from http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/porcupine.htm
The porcupine is a rodent. It has black to brownish-yellow fur and strong, short legs. It has hairless soles on its feet that help it climb trees. It has a round body, small ears and a small head. The most recognizable feature of the porcupine is its quills. A porcupine may have as many as 30,000 quills. The quills are hairs with barbed tips on the ends. Quills are solid at the tip and base and hollow for most of the shaft. The porcupine has quills on all parts of its body, except for its stomach. The longest quills are on its rump. The shortest quills are on its cheeks.
The porcupine uses its quills for defense. The porcupine cannot shoot its quills. When a predator approaches, the porcupine will turn its back, raise the quills and lash out at the threat with its tail. If the porcupine hits an animal with its quills, the quills become embedded in the animal. Body heat makes the barbs expand and they become even more deeply embedded in the animal's skin. If an animal is hit in a vital place it may die. The porcupine is not an aggressive animal. It will only attack if it is threatened. Some animals, like the fisher, are experts at attacking porcupines.
2006-11-01 17:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by msfyrebyrd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, just wear safety glasses so you can drive yourself to the ER, oh, and you might want to get some dental floss too....those quills might get stuck in your teeth
2006-11-01 17:40:07 · answer #2 · answered by Cricket 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would definitly not be ok. How are you gonna bite something with pricks all over it?
Don't think they're venomous.
Maybe you should go to the er. ;)
Goof ball!
2006-11-01 17:35:46 · answer #3 · answered by misskenjr 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol. again because im the person who agreed with that female to bite that f*cker back. bite his as*!
2006-11-01 18:44:52 · answer #4 · answered by Aaron m420 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are not venomus but they have been known to carry rabies you should see your family doctor
2006-11-01 23:27:34 · answer #5 · answered by geo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no theyre no venomous
2006-11-01 23:11:09 · answer #6 · answered by Baby Girl 911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋