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Milking Coral Snake
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by edv7028 on June 12, 2006
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Can anyone tell me how to milk the venom from a Coral Snake ? Is it possible to do it similar to a Rattle snake ?
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by Cro on June 12, 2006
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edv7028: The first thing you need to do is fill out your profile if you expect anyone here to answer your question. JohnZ
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by Frawgg on June 12, 2006
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Ed, Seguin is a bit too far for me to drive from Houston. Besides, the snake wouldn't survive if I transplanted it in the East Texas Piney Woods. Your best bet is to LET THE SNAKE GO. Corals stress out more easily than most other species of snake. "Milking" Corals is dangerous. Due to their small size, your grip could easily falter and ...need I say more? The only thing you will accomplish "milking" is stressing out the snake until it is dead or near death. Why do you want to "milk" it in the first place? What's the point? I wouldn't suggest trying to keep it as a captive either. Corals almost exclusively eat other snakes that constitute their diet. Finding a steady prey item (snake) source for Corals can be fustrating and expensive. If you let the Coral snake go, I think you will be both be happy! Be safe and happy herpin'! Michael
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by elapidking81 on June 12, 2006
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Well don't. There is absolutly no reason why you would need to milk a coral snake, Other than for the sake of doing it because you can.
Shane Kissinger
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by Mustangrde1 on June 12, 2006
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First you need to find the "utters" these are normally located in the front upper jaw of the snake.
Next you need to get two turkey basters press the bulb so it is flat and attatch to the utters then release preasure and you should extract around 10cc of milk/venom.
Im still curious why you want to milk a coral after you made this post """""Texas Coral Snake Reply
by edv7028 on June 11, 2006 How far do they range in their hunting ? I recently caught one and want to get rid of him without killing it. Does anyone want it ? """""
Because milking causes stress which will kill a coral snake very quickly!
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by LarryDFishel on June 12, 2006
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First, to answer your question, no, I can't tell you how because although I go to the rifle range when I can, ride a motorcycle, wrestle with wolves and keep forest cobras...I won't even try to milk a coral snake because IT'S TOO DANGEROUS. It's much easier with a king cobra though if you've got one of those handy. :)
Honestly, why do you ask? It sounds like you might think there's a good reason to do this. Unless you have 100 of them, freeze-drying equipment and buyer lined up (which you won't find), there's not much point.
Sorry to sound just as negative as everyone else, but I'm afraid they're right.
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by EdVA on April 5, 2007
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Hey... I didn't want to milk that Coral Snake. I was simply curious ! Sorry I got so many of you guys... "Concerned" and/or worried; but Thanks for your sincere concern about my health ! Really !
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