Curmudgeon, Electrical Engineer, Guitar God Wannabe
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Where the mighty arms of Atlas hold the heavens from the Earth
Posts: 3,403
Aurora,
I'm glad that things went well. This time.
I don't have a stake in what you do or don't do. You're an adult. But FWIW, I'm of the opinion that you took an unnecessary risk. To me, it's akin to standing next to a cottonmouth while he's got his mouth open and he's looking right at you. The longer you stand next to him, the risk you'll get envenomated increases.
You can't blame the snake for biting you. If you know the snake can envenomate you and you stand next to him, that's your fault. The snake's just being a snake.
Anyways, hope things get easier as time goes on.