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#1792239
Rickyael
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a 9 ft burm bit my hand and wrapped up my arm.
took 10mins 2 get him off.
very painful very scary.
all i tried 2 do was change the water bowl.
i was alone.
so every be safe, be smart, and be careful
today i learned big snakes are no joke and getting bit could easily mean your life.
i have 12 ft rock, 11ft burm, 8ft retic
imagin if one of those wrapped me up,
and you never know when it`ll happen
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07/12/08 10:27am
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#1792250
Rickyael
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Message To: Rickyael In reference to Message Id: 1792239
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the 9’ burm is mine also
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07/12/08 10:38am
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#1792723
Burmsr4me
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Message To: Rickyael In reference to Message Id: 1792250
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sorry to hear that glad you are ok.
gotta remember safety first, or it is a fast way to become a statistic.
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07/12/08 04:44pm
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#1793407
Rickyael
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Message To: Burmsr4me In reference to Message Id: 1792723
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07/13/08 09:31am
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#1793790
Rickyael
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Message To: Rickyael In reference to Message Id: 1793407
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07/13/08 04:20pm
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#1794238
Burmsr4me
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Message To: Rickyael In reference to Message Id: 1793790
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were you thawing food out or have live food in your house, or have food smell on you.
kinda weird for a random bite and constrict for nothing.
must have been having a bad day.
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07/13/08 10:41pm
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#1795870
Rickyael
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Message To: Burmsr4me In reference to Message Id: 1794238
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i had no food in the house. just tried to give him water
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07/15/08 05:37am
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#1805788
ROADKING
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Message To: Rickyael In reference to Message Id: 1795870
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Damn I know that smarty pants hurts! 2 days after I got my 11 ft female - she’s the one who passed away 2 days ago =( - I had handled a rabbit and forgot to wash my hands before I got her out. I didn’t think anything of it and she was fine when I got her out to put her in the shower. As soon as her body touched tile and I left go she came up on me and grabbed my arm and wrapped on my chest and waist pinning my arms to my sides. Scary as Hell and Hurt like a . Luckily I wasn’t alone I screamed for my husband and when he came in the room, he ran back out! but only to get a bottle of rum. There was no way he was getting off by prying her off, if he took to long she would have killed me she was sqeezing so tight that I was having trouble breathing. She poured some rum in her face and she let go but I was more worried about her. I was bleeding all over my bathroom because I was dumping water on her to get the rum off. THen I grabbed the phone to call a friend to make sure she would be alright. Hubby had to tend to my arm while I smoked a cigarette and was crying on the phone. All the while we were outside I was bleeding all over and shaking so hard. It really scared me. If I had been by myself she would have killed me in front of my kids. SO always be careful. I recommend handling anything over 7 ft with another person around just be safe. They are very powerful animals and I LOVE THEM!!!!!
Melissa
Roadkings wife
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07/22/08 11:57pm
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#1805973
Grunt
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Message To: ROADKING In reference to Message Id: 1805788
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I have a question for the 2 of you . are the snakes that bit you hook trained ?if they are were u using your hooks or just reaching in? not to be a jerk but the only reason I feel we get bit by these animals is purely human err. I have also been bit by an 8ft snake ( it was not mine) the snake was not hook trained or handled often. when it grabbed me I wasnt to suprised because i knew how the snake was raised. another thing I see with burm owners all the time is they get laxed with their burms and think they are just big lazy , gentle snakes. which is I my opinion another reason people get bit
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07/23/08 09:54am
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#1805974
Grunt
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Message To: Grunt In reference to Message Id: 1805973
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I forgot to mention i am glad to see everyone is ok
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07/23/08 09:56am
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#1807782
ROADKING
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Message To: Grunt In reference to Message Id: 1805974
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No she wasn’t hook trained. And yes it was my fault for not washing my hands. I harbored no ill feelings for her. I miss her dearly, everyday. I think the tearing wouldn’t have been so bad, I have a pretty nice scar from her =) , but my 6 year old son likes to watch the feeding process and he was standing just outside the door when I screamed and came running in like my little knight and tried to pull the snake off me only he didn’t know that he was tearing my arm in the process. He was my little hero though for trying to save mommy. He was pretty shaken but I think him seeing this was best he had no fear of them and I feel you can’t respect them the way they should be without a little fear. Especially at such a young age. He loves any kind of reptile. But after bandaging my arm and a few advil I was fine. I think getting bit was good for me too because it taught me to respect their shear size and power a lot more.
Melissa
Roadkings wife
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07/24/08 09:56pm
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Grunt
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Message To: ROADKING In reference to Message Id: 1807782
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like i said glad to see you are ok and no matter what a lesson was learned and as long as we learn from our mistakes we have learned something and thats what matters.
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07/25/08 03:36pm
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