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by rickyduckworth on July 29, 2006
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if you know what you're doing, you shouldn't be afraid at all, but you should know that one mistake could mean your life......fear doesn't make anything better, it makes it worse......slows reaction time, keeps you from focusing, etc.........like in football, if the guy you're about to hit is afraid, it's easy to just lay him out......if he is AWARE of the situation and reacts with 100% of his ability, then anything can happen...could be a solid tackle, could be a missed tackle and 15 more yards..........if that tackler is overconfident, then he may miss him completely lol....
fear and confidence can both be very detrimental.....they can also keep you honest and focused.....just have to find a balance.....
i work with guys who are so scared of screwing up that i eventually just end up having to do it.......if i mess up, oh well, order more lumber and i'll get it right.......
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by KingCobraFan on July 30, 2006
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I remember the first time I handled my mentor's Bungarus caeruleus; my hands were shaking. Once I successfully completed the cage transfer, I became confident that it was something I could do. I'm long past the trembling stage, but I most certainly am FOCUSED when handling any hot snake. I'm not saying that learning under a mentor automatically does away with close calls, but it's definitely much safer to have someone of experience to "babysit" you through your initial handlings. My .02.
Bill Huseth
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by rthom on July 30, 2006
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The first time I handled a hot I was 14.Ah the stupidity of youth. I was excited,read stupid!My "mentor" was old 16 ! Not he best combo for hot training,especially with a Naja . The next hot was a Pigmy Rattlesnake.To me it was an Inland Taipan,Black Mamba,King Cobra hybrid! Sucker was all of 8" long.I laugh now but at the time ,nervous as hell.
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by Atrox788 on July 31, 2006
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I tend to think of it more of respect then fear. Fear would have you sweating with shakey knees, bumbleing around afraid for your life. You can not have that sort of demeanor when handleing venomous snakes! You must be confient without being over confident.
9 times out of 10 the seasoned keeper feels no fear from a handleing encounter with a venomous snake. It become routine and is very easily mangaed once you know the snake and how it reacts to you and the hook.
Every once in awhile however that usualy easily handled lets say C.horridus decides its time to remind you of what they can do. Then you get that rush, that fear. You see why these animals are what they are.
Its in the latter mentioned times were you need to be trained. Have your instincts toned and know how to deal wth the situation. Its the latter that you train for. That you always keep your gaurd up for.
I have handled everything there is to in the snake world, well minus maybe tree cobras and I can tell you one thing for certin. Not anyone of them is without risk!!
I have seen copperheads come back over their bodies from a verticle hang, been chased around the room by ticked off 12 ft O.hannah and almost had my life waxed out by a taipan before (the most dangerous and feared event of my life!).
Ive tailed a polylepis and seen the look it gives, the grip it wraps around your wrist, letting you know your not the only one in charge.
I have also been taggeed, felt the pain of flesh rotting, the preasure of the swelling. Ive seen the little bio chemicle A bomb they let loose into the tisseue. I know snakes and I know what they can do.
After 10 yrs of handleing experince I can tell you one thing for certin. I never fear but always respect them! These animals can and will challenge you and you must be up for it everytime or it could mean your life.
Always approach any venomous snake encounter with the upmost respect, useing every safety protocall known. There is always respect and there must always be.
So in short, do I feel the rush I used to the first time I handled a venomous snake? 9 times out of 10 no. However, every once in awhile I feel it 10 fold but experince and instinct help me keep it under control.
Always respect them or they will demand it from you one day!
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