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by herptedd on February 17, 2005
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Hi! I live in Nashua, NH and I am very interested in learning how to milk and handle venomous snakes. Although I am only 13 my parents have given me permission to take a course if I can find one. Do you know of any thing I could take. Please please answer!
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by bush_viper17 on February 17, 2005
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Yeah, take a step back and wait a few years lol. I understand safely handling snakes but theres no reason to milk one unless it is needed for research,antivenin,etc. If your going to handle snakes, the best tools to use would be snake hooks and tongs from midwest. www.tongs.com . Do you have someone to show you safe techniques? What are your reasons for milking them?
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by bush_viper17 on February 17, 2005
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If you want to milk for a career in the future, you can talk to Jim Harrison or Bill Haast, they are the leaders and know alot about the practice.
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by sceniccityreptiles on February 17, 2005
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there is no course that i know of. everyone i have ever trained had to read venom 101 from begining to end. start there. then buy veomous reptiles by minton and read that front to back. if you can find it, read cobras in his garden. once you have finished these three, you will have all the book knowledge you need. at that point set up a collection of non-vens. i suggest pines, bulls, water snakes, racers, and coachwhips. learn how to handle all these with letting the head near you. once you are at that point, start trying to locate a hot keeper in your area. bear in mind, most will not let you actaully touch a snake till you are 18, but i will be helpful if they will allow you to watch them work. i don't know of anyone doing extractions in your area. i learned from ray hunter in south fl. once you have finished everthing i have told you, try to plan a trip to south FL. george van horn still does extraction for public view like haast used to do. hope this helps.
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by Phobos on February 18, 2005
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Keep in mind that even when your of a "Legal" age to try what you ask, keeping venomous snakes in New Hampshire is illegal without a permit.
Diamond Butt Al
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by Rob_Carmichael on February 18, 2005
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Its great to see this young person's enthusiasm, but NO CHILD who is 13, much less even legal age, should even consider owning a venomous herp. You've got your entire life ahead of you. Master the proper techniques with non venomous species; there are many ultra cool animals out there to choose from that would work great. Our wildlife center hosts a venomous snake training/management workshop that shows the ins and outs of proper handling techniques; but you have to be at least 21 years of age to participate.
The others gave some great advice and I would just take a few steps back and get some more experience under your belt.
Mr. Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL
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by timberrattlesnake89 on February 20, 2005
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Hey Taylor,
I wish you lived down here near me. I would easily be happy to help you. I would deffinately help you. I would say to definatly to set up a collection of some mean rat snakes, water snakes, bullsnakes, racers, tree boas/pythons. I keep most of these snakes for a long time before working with venomus. I would deffinatley go on www.tongs.com and order a normal hook, Gental Giant tongs, and a snake bite kit. I would also suggest read everthing you can about venomous snakes and their behavoir. Also I suggest going to www.snakegetters.com and read that site completely over. If you need venom 1 just email me and I would happy to send it to you. After working with many aggresive non-venomous snakes I would just go out and fine your own venomous snake. That is what I did at first. I later started getting help from other venomous keepers. The one thing is that it is getting tough being young and into venomous reptiles. I thankfully have a mother who totally supports my passion. We have gone to many places and caught many snakes.
Phillip
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by pygmybait on February 22, 2005
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A snake bite kit? You're joking,right? You'd be better of using the money for a snake bite kit to buy gas to drive yourself to a hospital.
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by con10t on January 15, 2009
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Hi,
I'm from Romania and I keep ammodytes ammodytes vipers.
Looking over the former messages on the forum, I've found one in which you were reccomending someone to read "venom 101". I couldn't find it and definitelly I would need it (I'm new in this field). If you have it, can you send it to me?
Thank you very much,
Carmen
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