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by Stinkfoot74 on September 26, 2007
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I was at the guy's house who I call my Mentor. I help clean his cages and I get lessons. well I was moving at a good clip and was in a hurry so I could go and have a beer. Now while I have not kept hot's I have been bitten so I knew what happend when I leaned over a work bench and felt a not painfull thump on my stomach. I knew I messed up. I looked down to see his copper head cocked to strike again. It did not. It missed me but not by a whole lot. Lesson learned ? PAY ATTENTION TO THE VENOMUS REPTILES !!! I am glad I did not get bit or that the little dude did not get a second chance at my fat gut. I dont think he would have missed.
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by LarryDFishel on September 26, 2007
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"well I was moving at a good clip and was in a hurry so I could go and have a beer."
Yeah, if there's one thing in life you don't want to be rushing, it's working with venomous snakes... Besides, beer's bad for you too. :)
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by GREGLONGHURST on September 27, 2007
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Once you do start keeping your own venomous snakes, remember that ALL work with them is to be done BEFORE the drinking starts. A good percentage of venomous snakebites in this country are preceded by the phrase:
"Hey, y'all..watch this".
~~Greg~~
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by Kingetula on September 27, 2007
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How did you get bit the first time, how long ago, by what and was the bite at your friends house you help?
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by Stinkfoot74 on September 27, 2007
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When I was 10 I stomped on a copper heads head. I picked it up and it bit me on my hand between my thumb and forfinger. I am 33 now and I dont kill snakes any more. My fore finger and thumb still tingle and I dont have the range I used to have. It was again a Copper head(Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix). He was as pale as I was after words. I figure I would have been pretty misreable if I got hit in the gut.
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by Kingetula on September 27, 2007
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Yeah that would suck taking it in the stomach.
I take it you didn't know the snake was there or were you working with him? Escaped snake? Just wondering what the situation was.
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by tj on September 27, 2007
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"A good percentage of venomous snakebites in this country are preceded by the phrase:
"Hey, y'all..watch this". "
LOL. Actually, Greg, it's preceded by the phrase: "hold my beer and watch this".
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by tj on September 27, 2007
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"He was as pale as I was after words."
Funny how a close call with a hot will do that. I remember the feeling I had when I almost got nipped by an eyelash viper....and the lesson learned from it...a 20 inch schlegelli can strike 18 inches. You need to learn from that mistake.
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by Rob_Carmichael on September 27, 2007
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned anything about this "mentor". What kind of mentor of someone who is learning the ropes with venomous snakes would allow that person to move at a "fast clip" so they can go have a bear? Man, someone like that wouldn't have a chance working under me. A mentor doing things right would never allow someone working under their wing to rush while working with herps of any kind much less venomous. This is harsh but I just found this thread to be a little disturbing....guess I just take things too seriously.
Rob Carmichael
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