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[Lumpy]

well, wouldn't you be grumpy if you were carrying practically your own body weight around in your tummy?

Point well taken, aSnakeLovinBabe

I'm being insensitive!

Lump

[Zephyr]

How hard can Garters bite?

Yesterday, I fed my 30" female eastern with tweezers. Apparently, she couldn't distinguish the difference between my hand and the fish. Either that or she just wanted to get me good. She latched onto my middle finger and tore two cuts, each about one inch long into the pad.
Mind you, this was a mixed feeding/defense response. In the field, I rarely get bitten when gartering; there defense responses seem to be all bluff and no bite. (Literally. :P)

[MayorOgden]

The only time I've gotten bit was when Mayor was HUNGRY! The first time it happened I screamed, but it didn't hurt... just took me by surprise. He must have been famished, because he was snapping all over the place! I actually had to unhook his teeth from my finger. I showed my "war wound" around to my friends, and they teased me that it was just from a stapler. hehe.

[Snake lover 3-25]

my large female drew alot of blood........ worst bite i've ever gotten but it didn't hurt......... sort of like a hard pinch??????...... but my 2yr old male has only bitten 2 times and i hardly felt it!!!!

[Stefan-A]

I've been bitten three or four times, I think. Not properly though, just hard enough for me to register it.

[Lumpy]

Well, since she's new, I'm gonna give her a few more days before trying to pick her up. When I caught her out in the garden, I had work gloves on. I grabbed her right behind the neck, so she couldn't bite on anything, but she was giving her all in the attempt. I was kinda surprised, I thought Garters were much more placid, but I understand her fight or flight instinct.

Lump

[Snake lover 3-25]

yes....... garters that don't bite or try to when caught are hard to come by........ that's partly why i kept my pregnant female, Sooty!!!!!