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by RichStorey on July 25, 2003
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This message is for Tony Phelps if he gets it.
I have read your "poisonous snakes" book cover to cover several times now and i think it is excellent.
what i was really writing to ask is if you know of any conservation/research projects that i can get involved with (similar to your gaboon viper one)?
cheers
Rich
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by RichStorey on July 25, 2003
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This message is for Tony Phelps if he gets it.
I have read your "poisonous snakes" book cover to cover several times now and i think it is excellent.
what i was really writing to ask is if you know of any conservation/research projects that i can get involved with (similar to your gaboon viper one)?
cheers
Rich
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by RichStorey on July 25, 2003
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This message is for Tony Phelps if he gets it.
I have read your "poisonous snakes" book cover to cover several times now and i think it is excellent.
what i was really writing to ask is if you know of any conservation/research projects that i can get involved with (similar to your gaboon viper one)?
cheers
Rich
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by BitisGabonica on March 17, 2004
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The three main "puff Adders" can interbreed yes. I have pictures of arietens/ gabonica hybrids that are fantastically marbled with a gabonica head. There is a pic on this site of a nasicornis/gabonica hybrid. It is interesting to point out that there are distinct differences between nasicornis/gabonica crosses and gabonica/nasicornis crosses. Anyway Kudos to Dexter for a great article. Was glad to see you were interested to observe hunting behaviour in these great snakes!! Your enclosure sounds top notch!!
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by BitisGabonica on March 17, 2004
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Hey, one of the pics i know of in print is in a book called "Reptiles of East Africa", It is in the back under a sort of interesting pics section. I believe Branch may have written or part written it? May friend who keeps nasicornis has it at the mo. laters potatas!
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by BitisGabonica on March 17, 2004
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Hey, DexterB, I was interested to know where you stood on purposeful hybridization of nasicornis, gabonica and arietens?? good or bad. Cheers, Bitis
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by herpitoligist on March 12, 2005
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I have had a Gaboon as a pet but I see them all the time in Africa. Your artile was very impressive. I have never seen a Gaboon feed but I have felt its bite. I think a Gaboon could kill a rat or mouse easily.
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Anonymous post on May 1, 2005
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Kevin, you retard.. everyone knows you are a 13 year old kid. No, you have never seen them in Africa, and you have never been bit. You are a waterhead. If others read his post, he is really just a kid.
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by Scott7590 on August 10, 2005
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I have had gaboons (none at the moment) and rhinos. I usually fed them freshly killed rats that were still "kicking." Mine were always aggressive feeders and the rats seemed to die instantly, either from the venom or, more likely, the shock of being penetrated by the long fangs. Unlike rattlers, the gaboon doesn't let go when it bites. I can only surmise that they are so sluggish that they cannot "trail" a mortally wounded rat after it runs off. A big gaboon could take forever to "track" down a rat.
This is an awesome snake, but they can be deceptive. They may not bite the artifical arm, and they might not bite your real one. But if they do...!
Be careful with these guys.
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