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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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2 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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Claire
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have five rats and they are wonderful animals. You do have to have at least two, though, because they are such social animals and need a cuddle buddy. Besides, two times the rats is two times the cuteness, right?

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Rukkia
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes!! My rat Zazu will nibble my finger, but has never bitten. He will nibble on my toes if I forget to cover them. But never meanly.

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Kimberly Young
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rat bites are variable. I have very friendly ones who occasionally nibble out of curiosity, but I also had a foster who bit be so hard I had to go to the ER.

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Jamie Andersen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Little did we know... Rare side effect of an adult tetanus shot is mild hallucinations. Also rats will bite or try to remove any foreign coverings such as dressings and band aids....

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Mz Phit
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I LOVED my pet rat JeanPaul, who was my little buddy when I was in art school in the 80's. Unfortunately, the dean of the school was not a fan, I was officially reprimanded for carrying him ( in my sweater) in life drawing class. One of the women in the class FREAKED out when she saw JP peek out of my collar during class...so... sorry SMFA, it was my pet rat that got animals banned from school property.

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Jayne Kyra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was bitten by a rat some 10+ years ago and now have scars on my bottom lip and between the lip and chin. I still like rats, just scared of the biting.

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

The photo isn't your regular Norway rat. And if cornered, they will bite. Wouldn't you?!

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Rai Grant
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fancy rats which we keep as pets are all rattus norvegicus or brown (Norwegian) rats. And they're gorgeous creatures, but yep I did have one called Mittens who bit me on my thumb twice.... I still loved her, though

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AzKhaleesi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was bit once by my pet rat Neo, and it sucked. Bled a lot. Poor little guy. Most likely my fault he was snuggled up sleeping with me while I was taking a nap. My finger twitched and either scared him or he thought it was food who knows. But it hurt.

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

I was bitten by a pet rat. It was quite painful, but there was no serious damage.

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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!

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

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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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2 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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2 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.

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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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!