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psychological insight into "hot" passion
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by CYNTHIA on November 3, 2000
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Could anyone shed some light or personal experience on the very passionate feelings many herpers have for hot snakes? I am a fiction writer (recently sold a story to Francis Ford Coppola) and I'm working on a short story whose hero is a 16-year old herper. My guy (Walter) is an isolated kid who has a real passion for elapids. I would like to understand his fascination and obsession. Where it comes from. What thrills him. How he feels when one of his snakes doesn't make it. The amount of information on this site and a number of others heavily linked (Susan Hunter's, Dexter's, Goatsby's etc. is truly amazing. If this question is better served off-forum, I'll post my email address. Thank you!
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by Charper on November 4, 2000
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I think there will be several different viewpoints on this. It's probably better if you post an email address. Maybe set up a hotmail account or something similar.
By the way, have you looked at the photo albums - site member's album ?
Chris Harper
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by CYNTHIA on November 5, 2000
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Thank you, Chris. I have looked at the member photos. Where are all the women (besides Susan)?
My email address is chartwig@ricochet.net, if anyone would be willing to share some thoughts. I would also be happy to pay for an hour or two of consulting time, if anyone would be willing to talk by phone.
A snake keeping question: is it unusual/unwise to house green and black mambas together? A serpentarium here in the Washington area that I've been visiting to do my observation writing has both kinds of mambas (devenomized) in the same enclosure but I don't know if that's because they're devenomized and not dangerous to each other. I read Susan Hunter's description of her mating attempt with the Ringhals cobra who killed the female so that sparks my question.
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by TAIPAN78 on November 16, 2000
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Hi Cynthia,
I just read your post on VenomousReptiles.org. I too have seen a set up with blacks and greens together. They seemed to co-exist fine but as a general rule, never house snakes together. Almost all snakes will regard other snakes as food items if they are bigger then the intended victim and if hungry enough.
Actually, the green mambas live communally in the wild and can often be seen congregated in trees so they are used to living with others and can be housed together. The blacks on the other hand, are solitary animals and I believe I have heard accounts of D.polylepis eating their cage mates.
Hope this help at least some.
Good luck with your story.
Regards,
Jeremy
P.S For more detailed information try getting in contact with Allen Hunter. He keeps both green and black and would be able to answer any questions you may have regarding Mambas.
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by CYNTHIA on November 20, 2000
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Thanks, Jeremy. I went to see them at the Serpentarium in Goldbar, Washington. The owner says his three green mambas and black mamba (all venemoid) have co-existed well for four years. They're all roughly the same size. Appreciate the info.
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by TAIPAN78 on November 21, 2000
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Your quite welcome. Also, I was trying to reply to you via email but my mesage wouldnt send.
Thats why it says "I read your post on VenomousReptiles.org". Just had to clear that up so as not to look like to much of a dumb a$$ :-) Oh well, too late.
Take care and again, good luck with your story.
Later,
Jeremy
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