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I relocate rattlesnakes all the time and have never been bitten. But it's only a matter of time. When it happens I'll go to the hospital. My insurance company will hate me (antivenin is extremely expensive), but I'll be fine.

Of course anacondas are non-venomous. If one bites you it can be a trauma and blood loss issue simply because of the size of their mouth. But python hunters in Florida get bitten all the time and it's no big deal. (One even says she insists on letting the snake bite her because she is about to kill it.)

I've been bitten by smaller constrictors (rat snakes) often. The wound draws blood but it doesn't hurt because their teeth are razor-sharp. First aid involves a band-aid and triple antibiotic ointment.



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