I don't have any chameleons but I have had dart frogs which seem to be similar to pygmy cham vivariums. What I was able to use was, lemon button fern (small), ET fern (an awesome looking fern), Rabbits foot fern (a great epiphyte), resurrection fern (another epiphyte that can be harder to get...
Sorry to hear about your misfortune! My bite was from a male, which as you are aware I'm sure is a lot smaller than a female. He was probably around 18" long. So it was pretty hard for him to be able to bite me anywhere anyway. I definately got him off a lot faster than you got the female off...
I've been bitten and haven't had any effects (feeding mistake). You would have to pretty much let it chew on you. I have tried to research many places and it's hard to come up with anything solid with their venom/rear fangs. To be 100% honest I wouldn't be concerned with it in the least as if...
For small snakes I would stick with rosy boad, sand boas, or a western hognose. All are pretty easy to keep and you don't need to worry about high humidity. I'm a fan of heavier bodied snakes so those appeal to me. Other choices are ribbon snakes and garter snakes. There are a lot of choices out...
For plants I use GE brand "daylight" spiral bulbs. They are the correct spectrum for growing plants. You will be fine usinga regular incandecent bulb for heat.