Spent $45 on a Venus flytrap and it bit my finger

Bought it at the Green Thumb nursery in Springfield. Thought it needed a bug, so I poked it with a toothpick. Thing snapped shut on my finger instead. Felt like a tiny green bear trap. Anyone else have a plant fight back?

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the_sarah1mo ago

Didn't @allen.amy just ask if it hurts?

allen.amy1mo ago

Did it actually hurt or was it just a surprise? I've always wondered if they have any real bite to them.

dakotal191mo ago

Got bit by one last summer. It felt like a sharp pinch, like when you slam your finger in a drawer. The surprise was worse than the actual pain, but my skin was red and sore for a couple hours.