Random kid: so you work with lots of different wildlife?
Me: yes, echidnas, snakes, tassie devils, kangaroos, cockatoos, bats.
Random kid: how many times have you been bitten?
Me: lots from baby joeys that I'm trying to feed who sometimes bite down on my thumb instead of the teat. But only 3 animals have ever bitten me hard enough to break skin.
Random kid: which ones? Was it scary?
Me: I've only been bitten by; a wild Sugar Glider I was trying to health check, a captive male Bandicoot I was holding down while someone else medicated him and by my 18 month old nephew because we were playing.
Random kid: ....
Random Kids mum: yeah that sounds about right












