Duvernoy Gland

[Stefan-A]

i give in....it exists....it has to be so...LOOK ITS EVEN ON WIKIPEDIA NOW!!!!!!Garter snake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ha im a HOT keeper (yes im a HOT keeper (not a narcissist, just stating facts))

A funny thing about that article, is that 08:42 on 23 March 2008, someone located in my home town and using my ISP and my (now former) IP, started the venom section.

[gregmonsta]

A funny thing about that article, is that 08:42 on 23 March 2008, someone located in my home town and using my ISP and my IP, started the venom section.

I told you to keep your doors locked!!! Letting people into your home to post such rubbish while you are sleeping is a crime!!!!

Oh ....

Hang on

Good job buddy

[Stefan-A]

I told you to keep your doors locked!!! Letting people into your home to post such rubbish while you are sleeping is a crime!!!!

Oh ....

Hang on

Good job buddy

I also kickstarted quite a few articles back in the day. Most of the articles have become more accurate, but that one has stayed pretty much the same, I think. A shame really, most of it is probably BS.

[gregmonsta]

Considering some of the papers we've read recently some adjustment/addition could be made.

[Light of Dae]

HA that's an awesome article (Thanks Steve!)
My mom always freaked out when I'd play with garter snakes as a kid, I never fully believed her when she told me they bite and that her friend almost died from a garter snake bite (Huge allergic reaction) I always just laughed n continued toting around with some awesome buddies (The snakes of course)

[PINJOHN]

Yes thanks again Steve i love that lady's humorous take on the story, but she did frighten me with her imagined garter roundup

[EasternGirl]

I just read that article for the first time and it was very interesting. I am also interested to see what happens when I do eventually get bit by a garter and it actually draws blood, since I am so allergic to everything. I just hope I don't have a severe reaction!

[guidofatherof5]

Might be wise to keep an epipen close by.

[ConcinusMan]

I just read that article for the first time and it was very interesting. I am also interested to see what happens when I do eventually get bit by a garter and it actually draws blood, since I am so allergic to everything. I just hope I don't have a severe reaction!

Not likely. It takes quite a bit of chewing and salivating in an open wound to introduce the compounds. The only time I've ever had a reaction to garter snake bites is when I did just that. Let them chew and salivate after breaking the skin, usually when they mistake my hand for food and so they are also drooling quite a bit. Even then, it was minor itching and swelling, after failing to wash the wound right away. It took a while for me to notice symptoms. It goes away as soon as I wash the wound. Just wash any broken skin immediately with warm soap and water. Leaving snake saliva in an open wound is what invites a reaction.

[Eight]

I think this thread deserves a revival. Garters having a mildly toxic saliva makes sense to me. Especially in regards to eating amphibs, which would absorb the toxin through the skin and with little encouragement needed with teeth.