Show me your most ferocious pics....

[-MARWOLAETH-]

I'll see what I can do for you. I have a very mean girl. I will see if I can get a good picture of her trying to let me have it. I know she wants to bite me soooo bad

Do garter snake bites hurt?

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

Do garter snake bites hurt?

Figaro is the mean one and I wear gloves if I have to put my hands in her tank or actually touch her. So she has never actually bit me. She wants to though.
I got bit once by a boy who I caught and released. It didn't hurt really, but I was shocked he would do such a thing to me!!! I just wanted to love him.
I think Figaro is a special case. I have never met a garter that is mean like her.

[Selkielass]

Do garter snake bites hurt?

Quick jabs don't hurt any more than scratches of similar size- it usually takes me a minute or so before I can tell if they drew blood.
If they mistake you for prey it hurts a bit- they hold on and chew and the saliva can contain secretions that cause irritation and swelling.
The only garter ive handled who tried to chew on me was too small to break much skin, but he made many tiny pinholes on thee web between thumb and forefinger. No swelling -I was lucky.