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by Clarkeyy99 on April 22, 2015
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Hi, basically I am looking into getting a venomous snake. I understand the laws and regulations about where I live and what too do, I also have the room and space available to keep said snake. So all in all what's people's opinions the best hot too start with?
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by choppergreg74 on April 22, 2015
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Hi if you would like some serious info please fill out your bio completely. Then we can have a better understanding of you experince etc... Thanks
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by choppergreg74 on April 22, 2015
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This question has been asked quite often on this site. So if you search here you will find many diffrent oppinions and good advise. First off why do you want a venomous snake? Next what type interest you? And what type of facility do you have to heep venomous snakes? Having 2 snakes like a boa and a corn snake would lead me to believe you do not have a reptile room yet? Nor many years experience with snakes? This is a must with venomous snakes. Most all of us have a hot room. Designed for safe keeping of venomous snakes. Not to mention special enclosures. Not usually glass. But thats another topic altogether.
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by Crotalusssp on April 27, 2015
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Start by finding a mentor to work with and then after consulting with them and gaining experience, work on your room and caging. After the experience, room and caging are in place, then begin to consider species of snakes. You stated you have vipers in mind, so when you are working on caging proceed with that in mind.
Charles
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by BlackMamba88 on April 29, 2015
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I'll give you some good advice. 1) Try to get a hatchling of whatever species you buy. Obviously it would be better to start out with a small snake and get used to it as it grows rather then say a 15 ft king cobra as your first snake. Snakes are more manageable and easier to handle when they are young. Snakes that know you from a young age and know you feed them are less likely to strike at you if they know your routine and know you aren't going to hurt them. 2) Get whatever snake you want. There is no point of working with a snake if that's not what you want to keep. Odds are whatever snake you are working with to get expirence won't adequetly prepare you for the species you want to keep. 3) if you want to get somthing that's not that toxic get a Waglers viper they are calm and their venom is relatively weak compared to other vipers. 4) Dont listen to the morons on this site and start questioning yourself and your intentions. You want a venomous snake because it's fun and a cool hobby and that's what you want to do so as long as you have the appropriate set up and can adequetly care for your snake all you have to do is pick them ale you want and you will be ok. P.S some nice baby rhino and gaboon viper just came in and a pair of those would be pretty cool.
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by Clarkeyy99 on April 29, 2015
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Hello sorry I didn't mention, I have a whole spare room in which I could keep the snake in, as far a mentor goes where I live I think that would be hard I'll try and ask the only reptile shop in the area that sells venomous snakes and see if maybe they could put me in touch with some one too gain some exp
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by outlanderent on May 21, 2015
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There are several things to consider, not the least of which are the various risks per species. Most snakes are gifted escape artists, so the enclosure is very important, as is what it is made of. Glass is a bad idea. I live in Van, TX, which just suffered a serious tornado. Among the homes destroyed was one where several venomous species were kept, and a number of them are unaccounted for. Security is utmost.
Second, do you have anti-venom, or access to it? This would go a great distance in helping you decide. Yes, Gaboons, Rhinos, and other Bitis are very cool; as are bothrops, or crotalus species. However, the post synaptic venom of an elapid bite is much easier to recover from with antivenom (unless it a krait, or other pre-syaptic venomous animal); whereas, even the less toxic among the viper can lead to serious tissue damage, and fasciotomy procedures. Look those pictures up. They will linger. Give me a mamba bite over a gaboon bite.
Finally, is this a hobby, or is it for research? Research has a number of important animals that you would want to look at, where as the hobbiest would just want the animals that appeal to them.
There are several other considerations, naturally. I say, pick your species; learn EVERYTHING you can about it; find a mentor who owns one, and learn to handle his; then invest in your own.
Then enjoy the hell out of this very unique hobby.
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