Wild turtles are rich in nutrients and are used for consumption, which is a nourishing delicacy. However, wild turtles belong to the order of turtles and tortoises and have carnivorous characteristics, with a fierce temperament. Some people like to keep wild turtles at home and may accidentally be bitten by them during handling or slaughtering. In such cases, it is necessary to properly handle the wound, squeeze out the blood, disinfect with medical alcohol, and go to the hospital for a check-up. It is necessary to get tetanus and antitoxin shots; everyone should not ignore this!

Turtle bite

1. Do not pull your hand harder.

Wild turtles do not let go easily when they bite something. Once you are bitten by a wild turtle, if you pull your hand harder, the turtle will bite even tighter as it feels threatened. Once bitten by a wild turtle, act rationally, quickly put the turtle into deep water, let it feel that it is no longer in danger, and it will quickly let go and swim away. Turtles biting humans are also a normal response for self-protection, and of course, they will let go when there is no danger.

2. Properly handle the wound after being bitten.

If the hand or any other part of the body is bitten and a wound is formed, it is necessary to immediately squeeze the blood out from the wound to prevent infection.

3. Disinfection and treatment.

Ultimately, being bitten by an animal, in order to prevent the wound from being infected by bacteria, it is necessary to disinfect the wound, using external disinfectants such as alcohol or iodine solution to wipe the wound and carry out disinfection.

4. Tetanus shot.

In fact, if you are bitten by a wild turtle and the wound is not severe, after disinfection and treatment, there is no major problem. For safety, you can go to the hospital to get a tetanus shot to prevent the wound from being infected and causing serious harm. After going to the hospital, you can follow the doctor’s advice to decide whether to get a tetanus shot.

5. Do not eat irritant foods.

In order to prevent the wound from causing infection, it is temporarily not recommended to consume irritant foods such as spicy foods, seafood, and other easily fermentable foods.

6. Pay attention to observe the condition of the wound.

If the wound from the bite is severe and there are abnormal conditions such as swelling and inflammation, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination and treatment immediately.