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by Puma3 on April 17, 2008
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What are some of the "easiest" venomous to keep, and on the other hand, the most challenging?
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by puffadder7 on April 17, 2008
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there are no really easy hots to keep, but there are some tame, probably the easiest venomous i have kept are coral snakes but are hard to feed also most copperheads are pretty tame, on the other hand forest cobras, taipans, mambas, golds tree cobras,are pretty nasty not to mention puff adders, so good luck, arin
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by Chance on April 18, 2008
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I'd have to say the 'easiest' hots to maintain are the ones many people don't consider hots - false water cobras, hognosed snakes, beaked snakes, etc. Most of these rear-fangs feed voraciously and don't need special requirements. Additionally, they aren't generally considered dangerous (again, most don't even consider them venomous). There are some rear-fangs that are a bit more challenging for various reasons - mangrove snakes for their propensity for poor feeding, vine snakes for their usual lizard requirement, and many others that are specialty feeders. Then there are some rear-fangs that will feed on rodents very well, but will also pretty quickly put you 6' under if you mess up just like with any "regular" venomous - boomslangs, twig snakes, keelbacks.
Right off hand, there are no front-fanged venomous snake I would consider easy to keep. All of them have the potential for delivering a devastating, if not lethal, envenomation. Copperheads and pigmies can both cause pretty widespread necrosis and severe pain. Eyelashes and bush vipers can do the same. Coral cobras (Aspidelaps) and other small elapids can, under the right conditions, still make breathing rather difficult and have some nasty local effects. Snakes like night adders (Causus) are generally considered nonlethal, but they're difficult to come across and usually prefer amphibians to eat. Envenomations can be severe under the right circumstances - same with corals of all types (not to mention feeding and care problems).
I really would have to recommend one of the 'mild' snakes if you're looking for something that is easy to keep. These at least might give you some experience caring for a hot that won't necessarily end your life if you mess up. That, and snakes like fwc's are extremely fascinating and fun to keep in their own right. Good luck.
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by Chance on April 18, 2008
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Arin, no offense but I shudder any time someone uses the word 'tame' regarding a reptile of any sort, much less a venomous snake. Tame tends to imply a degree of domestication not found in any reptile. They can be socialized, or maybe numbed is a better term, toward people, but that's probably about it. Considering any venomous snake tame is a recipe for complacency, and as we all know, complacency = death.
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