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acd1984
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
687 Posts |
 Posted - 13/07/2011 : 17:47:14
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Can a human contract any major infection or disease from snakes, more specifically royals?
obviously if you get bit you should wash your hands to stop any infection, but im talking more serious?
I have heard you can catch measles, and be infected with salmonella.
are these misconceptions or fact?
salmonella poisoning is probably real as the bacteria is in most species crap.
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1.0.0 Lesser - Helios
2.0.0 Normal - George & Kairo
1.0.0 Mojave - Bolt
0.1.0 Mojave - Roxi
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko - Leo
0.0.1 Crocodile gecko - Pheonix
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scubadude
Yearling
United Kingdom
326 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2011 : 17:55:38
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Salmonella is a risk if your hygiene precautions are iffy, but measles never heard that one. |
1.0 Classic corn snake
2.3 Normal Royal
1.1 spider royal
1.0 Mojave Royal
1.0 Butter Royal
0.1 Pastel ph ghost Royal
1.0 Enchi Royal python
1.0 Pastel royal poss ???
1.1 Yellowbelly Royal
1.1 Cinnamon Royal
1.1 Fire Royal
1.1 100% het Clowns
1.1 Crawl cay boas
1.0 Hypo hog island boa
0.1 Hog island Boa
coming soon
0.1 Bumblebee
opinions are like ars*holes, everyone's got one, but you don't need to share them with the world. |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2011 : 18:06:11
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| Measles is a new one. The three things snakes and humans can get are: Salmonella, cambylobacter. Both these are bacteria, and are present in the gut of all animals, washing your hands and not licking the reptile is the best way to prevent catching this. The other one snakes can have and can infect us is worms, washing your hands and not eating snake poo should prevent this. Finally as above a snake bite can become infected so disinfect any bite wounds, pick out any teeth and then keep it clean and dry while it heals. |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/07/2011 : 18:08:04
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| God damn, you mean i'm going to have to stop licking snakes (giggidy) |
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n/a
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Posted - 13/07/2011 : 18:08:58
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My very first corn snake caresheet said that you've got a greater chance of catching salmonella from a cream cake or a dog (though naturally you should take all the hygiene precautions you would normally take - snake mess is after all the result of carnivore eating, same as a cat's or dog's, though dogs do tend towards the omnivorous, I know.)
Same here - never heard about measles. Reminds me of the Sherlock Holmes story - 'Oh the speckled band!'
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acd1984
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
687 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2011 : 20:27:25
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| he does get kisses off the gf. she should be kissing me and not my snake anyway.....oh wait!!!! hmmmmm |
1.0.0 Lesser - Helios
2.0.0 Normal - George & Kairo
1.0.0 Mojave - Bolt
0.1.0 Mojave - Roxi
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko - Leo
0.0.1 Crocodile gecko - Pheonix
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2011 : 20:56:18
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| If she is kissing snakes maybe you dont want her kissing you lol. |
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hodgie
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1197 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2011 : 22:47:28
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| Id say salmonella poisoning was as serious as anything, considering that some people do die from it. |
Royals owned "lots"
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reptilemadd
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 14/07/2011 : 13:09:20
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| I'm not sure but I think some snakes carry cryptosparidium I know that leopsrd geckos are prone to getting it, which can infect humans It's a gastric bug and usually kills the reptile infected with it as there is no specific cure for reptiles anyway, but as with anything reptile following proper hygiene rules should prevent this... |
1.0.0 beardie "magic"
1.1.0 100% Het Clown "Cerberus" and "Artemis"
0.1.0 Poss Calico "Ariadne"
1.0.0 Lesser " Kronos"
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