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Even wondered what it’s like getting bitten by an animal? As you can imagine, there are animals that bite hard to defend themselves or as a form of an attack. However, not all animals are capable of biting with force, and can end up giving more of a suckle than a bite. And then there’s the question of whether they were trying to bite you with malicious intent.

Anywho, Jelena Woehr recently went to Twitter to answer this very question: what’s it like being bitten by various animals?

One thread later, we have a list of 20 animals and tweet-long reviews with ratings detailing the various bites found in the animal kingdom.

Bored Panda invites you to check out Jelena’s reviews of bites in the list below. And while you’re down there, why not vote on the ones you liked the most, and leave us a comment with your own animal bite reviews in the comment section!

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Lia
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

these are animals are hard when they bite but they also nibbel your fingers and hands but they can tear of a finger nail

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    So, Jelena Woehr (pronounced yell in a war), a writer, editor, creative, educator, and businesswoman from Los Angeles, went to Twitter with a thread—a thread that reviews animal bites.

    In particular, these are somewhat detailed accounts of how these various animals bite, and how it feels.

    Now, we’re not sure whether the author of these tweets has actually done the empirical part of this experiment before writing up the reviews, but whatever the case may be, don’t try this at home!

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    The list includes a number of domesticated and wild animals: everything from goats to snakes to birds to dogs to different kinds of rodents.

    Each review includes a general overview of the bite, its qualities and character, the feeling and other related details.

    The reviews also include a rating on a 5-point scale with 0 being a bad and 5—a good rating. In some cases, the “experience” breaks the scale, but in most it stays within the confines of the numeric continuum.

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    Angelica H.
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my dad is scared of horses because when he was five or six he saw a lady get bitten really hard by a horse.

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    Heather Williams
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless it is a baby goat, then it is pretty painful since they have sharp teeth. I speak from experience here.

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    According to Jelena, among the best bites are those by the parrotlet, the African pygmy hedgehog, the chinchilla, and, of course, the giant squid, which got a million-point rating.

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    But, there are also bad bites, mostly ones that are anything but pleasant: those by the vicuña (South American camelids reminiscent of llamas), the domestic cat, the black bear hamster, and the Norwegian rat. The vicuña, though cute, got a -5 rating, so there’s that.

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    Jill Pulcifer
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a a person with three ferrets, two of which spend every morning biting me in various places until I wake up. I think its safe to call b.s. on this review, ferrets are rather skilled biters and its one of the few times they actually stick around long enough to finish what they started. A ferret bite is more like being clamped on by a fanged clothes pin, its hurts, but it never draws blood and they will hang on until you remove them. Then they look at you with the most adorable face god (or the other guy, honestly we arent sure) ever created and you kiss the ferret on the head and they bite you again.

    Lou Pryde
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They most definitely do draw blood. I had one try to attack my cat in the garden one day, in a split second decision I stupidly grabbed its tail before it could get to my kitty. It was very displeased and got in some very deep bites before I was able to shake it off. House looked like there'd been a massacre and it 3 adults to catch it! Just so you know, it had escaped from a neighbour's place and was returned unharmed.

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    Carrie Roettger
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ferret wasn't named Nibbles Lucifert Theevil (the evil) for nothing. He was playful and funny. I miss him

    Leslie Burleson
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are the funniest, sweetest animals ! They are more playful and hilarious than kittens . Mine bites women more gently , but even when biting men it isn't bad

    Powercat
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I owned a total of 6 ferrets, only one of them was a biter. However she would not let go once she got you. Very strong jaw! I had to slide a finger horizontally behind her "fangs" to force her mouth open to make her let go of her bite. All my other ferrets never ever bit me, not once.

    Sharon Jahnke
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a ferret and it liked to lick at your arm after u showered. The problem was it latched on with its teeth and wouldn't let go.Very painful getting it to release.

    Brandi Chafins
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was holding an older ferret in a pet store once (I've worked in the veterinary field for years and I love all animals just FYI) and I guess he just wasn't in the mood and he bit down through my thumb nail... THROUGH it... my friend had to help me pry his mouth off of me lol As I mentioned earlier I love all animals... but I can't help but be just a little bit apprehensive when holding ferrets now. Grandpa ferret scarred me both physically and mentally lol

    Pezor Zass
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    heard a story of someone's grandmother saying look, how cute, it's licking my arm, only to have the ferret a second later hanging on to her by its teeth as she waved her arm around yelling with surprise. Ferret did not go flying, as far as i know.

    Sandy Kavanaugh
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, nope, nope. Just a pet weasel. Awful killers of birds, especially chickens.

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    Though the thread received a modest amount of attention from the internet, just a bit over 13,000 likes with nearly 4,500 retweets, many were still engaged sharing their own thoughts on bites.

    The commenters effectively said to avoid bites from animals like golden Syrian hamsters, geese, and Maine coons.

    However, not all are bad. Some vouched for pigeons, gerbils, grasshoppers, and many other very tame animals as having either ineffective and/or amusing bites.

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    You can find out more in Jelena's Twitter thread, but before you tell us your thoughts on this. Care to share your knowledge—or better yet, reviews—on bites? Let us know in the comment section below!