Bite reaction

[guidofatherof5]

I've just had a strange(for me) reaction to a radix bite. I've been bitten so many times I can't remember. I would guess over a hundred times. Up until tonight I have had no unusual reactions at the bite locations. Most of my bites have taken place on the hands. Usually a small amount of blood is drawn but that it. The next day you can'e even tell where the bite was.
Tonight(moments ago) I was giving out some snack pinkies to one of my female groups. In that group I have a snake named "Lucky look-a-like" I had scooped up some pinkies out of a warming bucket and my hand still smelled like them and she grabbed me. As in the past she let go after a few seconds. I looked at the bite location and only saw pin point blood. A few moments later I got a terrible itch at that locaton and the bite location has some swelling. This snake has bitten me before and I've never had a reation like this. It's now been about ten minutes since the bite and I am still aware of the itching but the swelling is almost gone. The bites are usually on my fingers but this one was between two fingers by the knuckles.
I'm not sure what to think about this occurance.

[confused]

Some kind of odd histamine release. Doesn't have to be an allergy to have it happen, it just can happen from an inury.

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However, if you see further rash in the future, allergy or an underlying disorder may be at fault.

/not a doctor, just have WAY too much exposure to science and medicine.

[guidofatherof5]

It has been about 8 hours since the bite and I'm still kicking I can't even see where the bite was. No swelling , no redness, nothing.
I'll have to see how I react to future bites. That shouldn't take too long. Todays a feed day.

[jere000]

Also the itching could be from a tooth coming out.

[guidofatherof5]

Also the itching could be from a tooth coming out.

No teeth that I know of. It wasn't a hard, locked on bite.
Good thought.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Every time my male black rat snake bites me that happens. Except the spot itches for at least a day. And it swells too. It's only that particular snake though!!!

[drache]

I get that sometimes - haven't paid particular attention to the circumstances, since I don't get bitten very often, but I think of it as just a skin irritation, much less severe than mosquito bites or stinging nettles
it may just be the location of the bite
glad you're still kicking
the worst reaction I've ever had to an animal bite was when I was bit by a very stressed cat, who punctured my thumb in several places, including two straight through the thumbnail; not only did that thumb swell to outlandishly enormous proportions, but my entire body turned the colour of borscht and was itching ferociously - very interesting experience

[ConcinusMan]

I've had that happen before on occasion. From garters, pacific gophers and ca king bites. probably a reaction to their saliva, but it was definitely a histamine response. I just figured that's what it was since it's the mosquitoes saliva that causes the itch/swelling when they bite.

[guidofatherof5]

It just came as a surprise, since it's never happened before. I've been bit twice this evening during feeding time and had no reaction at all.
Very interesting, very interesting indeed.

[Charis]

I think I read somewhere that the skin between your fingers is more sensitive to those kind of reactions than the rest of your hand. Something to do with the thinness of the skin there, I think. I'll have to try to remember where I read that at.