do they bite
2006-11-30 23:17:00 · 16 answers · asked by christopher cosejo 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
all snakes bite, how else do you think they eat ?
2006-12-04 19:08:15 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All snakes bite ; They only bite if you qive them a reason to thouqh. To start out with, I feel that most cases of snakebite are NOT the snake's fault, but rather the fault of the person who is working with or around the snake. People can easily avoid snakebites by using some common sense.
All snakes are capable of biting when least expected. There really is no such thing as a "tame" snake. The most you can really expect from a reptile is tolerance. Snakes, just like other animals or even people, are individual in their overall "personality." Some snakes are more tolerant than others about what is going on around them. If you are handling an untrustworthy or unfamiliar snake, hold the snake firmly, but gently behind the head with one hand while supporting the body with your other hand. Do not squeeze the snake's neck, as the snake will not appreciate that especially if you are cutting of his air supply in the process. Some wild "untamed" snakes seem to appreciate a free hand method when working with them that does not confine them as compared to holding their head in place with your hand; again, it is an individual personality trait.
If a snake bites you and does not let go, (hard as it sounds) DO NOT jerk your hand away from its mouth and try not to panic! Most snakes have fragile teeth that break easily. If you jerk your hand away, all you will accomplish is to possibly hurt the snake and yourself even more. Panicking will keep you from thinking clearly enough to deal with the bite in a proper fashion.
There are many snakes you could qet for your home that are not venumous ; Go to your local petstore & they`ll help you outt.
- Corn snakes & Ball pythons are the 2 i like the most.
2006-12-01 22:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by meqan Rose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Pythons
2. Boas
3. King snakes
4. Hog nose
5. Garter snake
All snakes can bite.
Venomous snakes STRIKE rather than bite. They do not hold onto the bitten/struck person or animal but will rather strike several times and then wait for the poison to kill their prey.
Non-venomous snakes will bite at their food and clamp their mouths on it to hold it in place while they wrap their bodies around and squeeze or constrict it to death. This is why they are called Constrictor Snakes.
If a constrictor snake has bitten you, you must open its mouth so you can get your body part out. To do this, push thumb and finger on either side of their jaw and squeeze until the mouth opens.
I had to do that twice because I handled my 11 ft Burmese Python foolishly (had rabbit smell on me while handling it).
The first time, I did manage to break off one of her teeth which disappeared in my thumb and came out 3 weeks later in a different spot.
The second time, I was more adept at opening the jaw and extracted my knee without harm to the snake and very little to myself.
2006-12-02 16:36:06 · answer #3 · answered by flywho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets see. Any of the kingsnake and milk snake families. Garter snakes, Corn/Rat snakes, all the boa and python species. Most snakes are non-venomous. But any snake will bite if they feel threatened or see you as a possible food source.
2006-12-01 08:07:51 · answer #4 · answered by Boober Fraggle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything with a mouth can bite-- and probably sometimes will.
I prefer Boas or rat snakes. Corn snakes are pretty cool. Hognose snakes are neat too, but harder to find food for! Toads aren't available just anywhere!
2006-12-02 03:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by crankyissues 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do bite or constrict depending on the snake and they only do that if they are really hugry or if they are somehow provoked to do so and they are a bit blind so they can't quite get an acurate shot. some non venomous snakes do have some poison in thier saliva but not near enough to kill or hurt you.
2006-12-01 09:15:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ball, African Rock, Children's, Reticulated (Pythons)
Red Tail, Anaconda,Brazilian Rainbow (Boas)
Milk snake, Corn snake, King snake,Garter snake and the list goes on and on.
And yes.. they can bite. All snakes CAN bite.
2006-12-01 09:08:27 · answer #7 · answered by Jen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All snakes will bite, but you say your looking for non-venomous snakes well heres a bunch for you that i know very well, Spotted Adder its non-venomous... but its very aggressive, Northern Water snake is also non-venomous but is mildly aggressive, but for a pet a snake I know that would make a great pet is a Copper snake, it's very small and is also non-venomous, but make sure it is a Copper snake your looking at and not a Copper head, Copper Heads are mildly venomous and look similar to a Copper snake. If you would like to know any more non-venomous snakes feel free to email me at david.lovemachine@gmail.com, make sure you tell me who it is or i'll delete it without looking at it.
Yours Truely, a fellow Snake lover
2006-12-01 12:03:51 · answer #8 · answered by War Machine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joyce,
Actually the hognose snakes found in the US and Mexico are venomous. They are rear fanged snakes.
Their venom is NOT considered harmful to humans and the fangs are small and in the back of the mouth so the snak would have to really work at it to get its fangs into you.
The venom is geared toward hunting amphibians.
2006-12-01 12:09:45 · answer #9 · answered by me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hog-nosed snake. ring necked snake and garter snake. All will bite but they are three common snakes and non-venomous.]
2006-12-01 07:29:32 · answer #10 · answered by joyce 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
common brown snakes (dekays snakes)
garter snakes
corn snakes
egg eating snakes
ball pythons
reticulated pythons
rough green snakes
2006-12-02 16:16:29 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋