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by Luke1989 on August 14, 2009
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Hi, I'm from the UK and went to the West Midlands safari park fro my 20th, it was great I loved the ayeaye and all the great snakes.
I heard while i was there you once got bitten by an english adder, I hear that the symptoms can last up to a year, my question is what were "your" the symptoms and how bad are the symptoms from the average adder bite each year in the UK.
I hear a lot of scare tactic stories but I just wanted to ask whats the truth about the uk adder bite?
I plan to work with plenty of different animals but handling an adder is not at the top of my list so it purely a curious question.
Thank you,
Luke.
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by ViperLover on January 19, 2010
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Hi Mark,
My name is James (You do know me from RFUK).
As you are already aware, I have a massive interest in reptiles and an even greater interest in Venomous species.
Being only 16, I am not eligable (And nowhere near experienced enough) to apply for the Dangerous Wild Animals (DWA for Outsiders of the UK) Lisence.
However, At some stage I would like to gain some hands-on experience with venomous reptiles after having sugnificent experience with non-venomous to move onto a career in Herpetology, and then onto Toxinology studying and specialising in various snake venoms from different species worldwide.
I am just woundering on how I would go about studying for Herpetology, for example AS/A2 Qualifications, Degrees, Masters, PhD's and so on...
As you can tell by my name, I am interested in various species of Terrestrial, and Arboriel Vipers therefore I am looking into gaining experience with both.
I have been advised by a very experienced keeper in the US, who I routeingly talk to via FaceBook and he said in the spring, to go out and see if I can find some natural herps around me, and if I come into contact with Vipera berus, then to try and note-down observations, and always handle this species carefully with the appropiate handling equipment.
Do you also reccomend I do this? And if so, what protocols are nesecary if I were most unfortunate enough to take a bite?
Many thanks in advance,
James Mintram.
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by Hotherps on March 7, 2010
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Hi Mark,
Talk about people digging up old threads eh!
Stay safe and I will see you at the end of the month when you are back from PNG.
Regards,
Paul
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