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by conan on August 28, 2000
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As was stated in this article on first venomous reptiles to maintain my reply as was also stated is it's difficult to find someone who keeps snakes let alone venomous ones (especially in my neck of the woods were agkistrodon and croatulus have been desemated to the point where they are impossible to find). Even if you do find a venemous keeper most are reluctant to show you the ropes because of the possible reprocussions of a mistake by a novice! I am currently keeping constrictors not as a prelude to venomous but because i enjoy them but my true passion is agkistrodon and croatulus horridus and i got my experience through observation in the backyard which i also do not reccomend but no matter what people will continue to maintain venomous animals and sometimes it's easy to weed out the serious keepers from the novices because there is no room for error when maintaining a venomous animal. I personally enjoy observing them in their home without too much disturbance and plus when I leave thats it I dont have to worry about that particular animal anymore! Eventually I probably will add a few venomous animals to my home just because they are incredible creatures but I am a novice in captive venomous husbandry and cannot fathom someone with no experience even considering keeping a venomous animal in their home with matters of their families life and limb being involved! To me the word Novice and venomous should be in vocabulary's a world apart!
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by IMPERMANENT0 on October 15, 2000
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Personally i believe that A.contortiix is rather not an innocuous animal but is still limited in it's ability to actually debilitate you in the manner that a larger, more aggressive pit-viper could (e.g. crotalus sps.).
That can be disastrous in that you become cocky. Overly confident if you will.
Large tropical boids are often more life threatening in captivity than a great number of "hots". And we all know what they can do to an overly confident keeper.
I do not currently keep venomous in my home, but i also don't keep giant pythons. I have handled A.contortrix before (wild specimen) without the disastrous results of being bit. Still, no matter how docile an individual may be, there's always that one snake that reminds you of your place.
All the same, I hope to someday keep and maintain some temperate representatives of crotalinae.
Any info regarding general husbandry practices and/or common ailments in captivity would be appreciated.
Thanx in advance,
A. Loomis
Vet Tech
Charlotte NC
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Beginning with copperheads
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by Charper on November 4, 2000
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Pain is a great deterrent. And so, it must be pointed out that copperhead envenomations are extremely painful, with descriptions ranging from "hitting your thumb with a hammer" to "1000 times worse than being stung by a wasp."
Beginner's should keep this in mind.
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The Best 1st Hot
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by Atroz on December 16, 2000
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I wish to state that I know what you mean. I really got an adrenaline "rush" when i found my first C. atrox in the wild. I had my snake hook with me and I managed to make to catch. Catching a bullsnake or racer obviously doesn't quite have the same feeling.
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The Best 1st Hot
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by vettesherps on February 2, 2001
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You had some very good comments in your article. Most importantly that one develope the proper technique for using the tools of the trade. I recently got my first hot and chose a Waglers viper. I chose it because I have been handling several nonvenomous arboreal snakes. I thought they were awesome looking and I read several articles on them. They were born and raised locally and I was able to visit the breeder and get some pointers on handling them. I will continue to add different species to my collecton which now numbers 35. Thanks again for you article. Had I read earlier I may not have had to find out all those things on my own.
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The Best 1st Hot
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by Ophion on February 25, 2002
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I think the best first hot is the one you really want. After all, you are going to be stuck with it for the rest of its life (Or the rest of yours if you f**k up) Obviously there are limits to this - you have to be prepared to house and feed the animal realistically, which probably cuts out king cobras, for example. But if you want a cobra (like I did) then by all means get a cobra, or a rattler, or whatever. Just get a neonate captive bred from a good dealer, and raise and feed it carefully. The key word is CAREFULLY. Keeping most hots is way easier than people make it sound, you just have to be willing to take the risk that you may die.
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by casanova on June 11, 2002
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I would go right out and get a baby cottonmouth because I am so familiar with them. It would be a major adjustment though, living with one.
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