Bite reaction

[DIRK]

Hi

my Thamnophis marcianus marcianus bite me a few weeks ago.. The snake chews nearly a minute on my finger...

Look at the pictures

This picture was made two days later

[Mike Spencer]

I've had countless garter bites and I too have had a few get nice and swollen and itchy. It's not big deal though. Especially since I have been envenomated by a couple rearfanged colubrids (hognose and false water cobra).