Kenyan Sand Boa Bite

I was feeding the snakes last night, and apparently one of my Kenyans was so hungry, he grabbed my finger before even seeing I had a fuzzy mouse.

It didn't feel all that great, but as always, I had to take a picture or two.

All snakes can and will bite, so when picking out a pet snake for you or your child, all you can do is do the research for a good beginner snake.

Kenyan sand boas are great beginner snakes, as they are a slower and smaller snake, but as you can see, they do bite. Younger snakes tend to be more nippy, and this guy is about a year old. He's never bitten or tried to bite before, but never say never.


Always keep in mind that no mater what snake you bring home and no matter what size the snake is, you always want to supervise children when handling snakes.

If you your pet snake does bite you, I have found that running cold water over the snake's mouth, where it's latched onto you, will entice the snake to release. Basically, the snake must choose from breathing or drowning. The snake will release fairly quickly, and you can move back to whatever you were doing, handling, feeding, cleaning, etc.