Garters do produce venom

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Hope things settle down soon

Esme has settled down already. I just made a point of taking her out. She's as sweet as pie when she's not in full-on feeding mode. I will be more cautious feeding her in the future.

After about 18 hours I've nearly got full flexibility back in my finger. There's definitely a dark red and blue colouring down my finger and a little way onto my hand, but I'm putting that down to bruising caused by me trying to flex my swollen finger.