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RE: favorite (top three) all time venomous herp
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by Peter84Jenkins on February 28, 2008
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This one isn’t as hard for me as I thought.
1. Aspidelaps scutatus for much the same reason as Cro. That’s a great description.
2. Boiga d. My childhood favorite herp. I spent many hours scouring books for accounts on this specie in my younger years.
3. Crotalus adamanteaus King of rattlesnakes. I can only imagine what James Oglethorpe and some of the other Europeans thought of this snake when they first saw one? I put this snake third because I can legally work with them and currently do. The others are “wish list snakes”.
Any way stay safe.
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RE: favorite (top three) all time venomous herp
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by Chance on February 28, 2008
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For some reason, it just seems surprising to see many of you listing Aspidelaps right in there with some of the 'big nasties.' I have to completely agree though! I finally obtained myself a pair of A. cowlesi (or is it A. l. cowlesi? can't ever remember) and they're such great captives. Best yet, I don't fear for my life every time I have to clean a cage (read: that's not due to complacency!). They try to get me every once in a while, but it's relatively easy to avoid the pointy end. I'd like to add a pair of A. scutatus and A. lubricus a little later.
As for my top three....sheesh, tough call.
1. Oxyuranus scutellatus - big, beautiful, deadly and they know it. Though I've never gotten to deal with the mainland coastals, I have kept their Papuan cousins and they were phenomenal animals. You just have to respect a snake of such extremes. Heck, their fangs don't even fit into their mouths! It's almost like nature went overboard on the 'kill factor' of this animal.
2. Dispholidus typus - hands down the weirdest, most unique and interesting snake I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Even though the babies are a real pain in the arse to get started, they're just too....different...not to appreciate. The fact that *most* don't go out of their way to melt your insides helps. And they'll make your herp room smell like licorice! Better than cobra s*** at any rate eh?
3. Dendroaspis viridis - I only have limited experience with this mamba species, but their allure can be summed up in one word: eyegasm. Though this is of course highly subjective, a clean viridis, especially one with hints of pastel blue, is to me the most visually stunning snake on the planet.
-Chance
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RE: favorite (top three) all time venomous herp
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by Aries54 on February 29, 2008
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For me, much like said in the fist post, I dreamed of having some of these animals when I was very small. Now that I have had them,......I love them even more.
1. King Cobra
2. Gaboon/Rhino
3. Gilas
Any time you have a dream when you're young, and eventually, you reach that dream,....it's a great thing.
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RE: favorite (top three) all time venomous herp
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by jared on February 29, 2008
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Easily
1. A.c.pictigaster
2. and cantil ssp
3. A.c.mokasen
and of course there are lots of others, but I LOVE my chunkers!
Jared
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