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I keep venomous snakes but also non-venomous snakes & lizards frogs and toads. All herpetofauna is GREAT!!
Posted by
FreekVonk
on November 10, 2001
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Do you keep venomous?
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I do not have any venomous snakes, However I do have a nice collection of Glia Monster both Reticulated and Banded. I also have a few Beaded lizards(Exasperatum). These are excellent animals to learn precautionary procedures with but should never be underestimated or taken lightly! If anyone reads this and wants to talk lizards drop me an email.
Posted by
Nakita
on September 25, 2001
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opistoglyphs are nice especially MALPOLON!!!
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I've only got rear-fangs at the moment. I've got around 60 snakes that are all (exept a few opistoglyphs) completely non-venomous. Their are many interesting non-venomous snakes. But many venomous species are interesting and beatifull. I'm interested in Vipera russeli for example, Sistrurus sp. Atheris is nice, Heloderma (lizard), and the little coralcobra's Aspidelaps. I hope that soon it will be legal for me to keep them.
Posted by
MacMahons
on September 19, 2001
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Oh yeh
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Only venomous, it's a total differant ball game to keeping non-venomous colubrids. I obtained my first snake right at the age of 11 a little baby Black(Dendroaspis Polylepis). I had caught it in the back yard(Durban-South Africa-my home town) not knowing the impact of the snakes venom or on what it will feed on i slipped it into a fish tank and tried feeding it mice like all my friends would do with their corn snakes. Only to discover weeks later that the very nervous youngster would only feed on brick geckoes. I went out cathing a few and slipped the first one in, the snake struck immediatly killing the geckoe within a few seconds. I was stunned, this was for me!. The next week I recieved my first pair of hatchling Boomslangs(Dispholidus Typus)Sky Blue and Yellow speckled, screamers. Then the following a pair of W.greens(Dendroaspis Viridis) and so it went on every little cent I had went into snakes. I now have a 158 snakes to my name ALL VENOMOUS, all Asian vipers(Trimeresurus), All African Elapids (Naja, Dendroaspis, Aspidelaps, Hemachatus etc)All African vipers(Bitis, Cerastes, Causus etc Most of the Austraian and New Guinea elapis(Oxyuranus, Micropechis, Pseudonaja etc. I also keep a few Copper heads, Cantils, and pygmey's. I am now working on my Rattlesnake collection I desperately looking for Canebrakes and Aruba Island. So if you are at all intersted in maybe exporting to S.A. please e-mail me at rexaylward@worldonline.co.za.
enjoy th herping
Posted by
Shaun
on September 2, 2001
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VENOMOUS
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I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND KEEP A NUMBER OF SOUTHERN COPPERHEADS BROADBANDS WHITE-LIPPED PITVIPER BORNEO BLOOD PYTHON LUESISTIC TEXAS RATSNAKE AND HOGG ISLAND BOA IM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH BREEDING THE COPPERHEADS AND WHITE-LIPPED VIPERS I CAN SAY THAT IVE ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR ALL REPTILES - AMPHIBIANS BUT THE HOTS REALLY GET ME PUMPIN IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN I SPEND A LOT OF TIME HUNTING AND BUYING LOCAL W-C AND C-B VENOMOUS REPTILE FOR ADVICE NEVER TAKE YOUR MIND OFF WHAT YOU ARE DOING WHILE TAKING CARE OF OUR WONDERFUL WILDLIFE
Posted by
Anonymous
on August 18, 2001
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venomous
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I have had only non venomous, two what are quite popular for beginners i got young, the ball and red tail. Think i would rather go cath the venomous then keep em cuz i dont want to take the chance of slippin and gettin bit. I need motion in my hands very mutch...
Posted by
S4L
on July 30, 2001
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venomous
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I keep venomous snakes for over 35 years now.
I was Never bitten in all those years.
I took care of hundreds of expo snakes over the years. They vary from vipers, rattlers, cobra's, mambas and all kinds of other pitvipers.
Posted by
sidewinder
on June 25, 2001
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Venomous Snakes
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I don't often keep venomous reptiles for more than a couple weeks. Me and my best friend catch many Copperheads and Cottonmouths, occasionally getting a hold of corals. It is an awesome hobby. We keep all of our reptiles while we photograph and release. It is just an awesome feeling to find a 5 foot Cottonmouth without tongs, hook, or bag. It is so fun to freehand stuff.
Posted by
AQUAMAN
on June 24, 2001
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Do You Keep Venomous?
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Not yet. I'm still looking into White lipped vipers, Rain Forest vipers (B. bilineata), and various morphs of Atheris vipers. I keep 3 Brazillian Rainbows, a hog-nose (if that counts as any sort of venomous snake), & an Emerald Tree Boa.
Posted by
Anonymous
on June 22, 2001
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Keeping venomous
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I'm fascinated by snakes and think it's great if competent individuals keep hots, but I wouldn't do it myself.
Posted by
dcgarrity
on June 18, 2001
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Do You Keep Venomous??
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I Love Snake!! I don't mess with venomous, and my husband
doesn't like reptiles and won't let me have one. I prefer
constrictors. They're better mannered and easier to handle.
Posted by
Anonymous
on June 14, 2001
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venomous
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I have been keeping them for five years now and cant get enough fascination out of my specimens. I find out new things everyday.
Posted by
hotherp
on June 11, 2001
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venomous snakes
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I don't have have any venomous snakes yet, my mum and dad are really scared for me, but I think they're fasinating. if anybody has any tips on how to keep them, send mail to
mikakuivanen@hotmail.com
Posted by
Anonymous
on June 8, 2001
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snakes
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poisonios snakes are fasonating thing I like how thay eat the animals. I had a ratolsnake I got it from a frend he was nice to me bye.
Posted by
Anonymous
on June 6, 2001
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snakes
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poisonios snakes are fasonating thing I like how thay eat the animals. I had a ratolsnake I got it from a frend he was nice to me bye
Posted by
Anonymous
on June 6, 2001
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Cobras
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I have kept and also breed cobras sence 1968.
At this time I have 18 different species. If I had the room I would have every kind that was available.
Posted by
VIPER669
on June 5, 2001
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funky ciken
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how much wood can a wood chuck chuk if a wood chuck could chuk wood
Posted by
Anonymous
on June 2, 2001
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venom
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what are some snakes that use lots of venom to kill an average size mouse?
Posted by
Anonymous
on June 2, 2001
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danger
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With or without a middle-man snakes can be your best friend(s).
give it up for the serpentine! hhoray!
Posted by
Anonymous
on May 30, 2001
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venomous snakes
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I've handled snakes for more than 30 years.I've captured 15 to 20 Copperheads but only one Cottonmouth.The rush you get is what I like the most.I just don't have the time and resourses needed to keep them.
Nitro
Posted by
Anonymous
on May 28, 2001
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keeping hots
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I would love to, I am intrigued and fascinated by these creatures -- but don't have the handling experience, nor do I want to take on the responsibility required.
Posted by
Anonymous
on May 24, 2001
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venomous snakes
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i've been keeping herps for close to 8 years now, 3 of which i have worked as a keeper at a reptile zoo. i don't keep anything hot at home, mostly because i am 18 and still live with my family (including 10 year old brother). At work i am currently learning how to handle hots, heloderms, atheris, small rattlesnakes. I love working with hots, and i completely understand why people choose to keep them in ther homes, however unfortueatly i have met and heard about individuals whom do not share my views on safety when concerning theese animals (some are stupid with handling, some keep the animals in a home with small children...ect). so in reality i believe some people should keep hots and others should keep goldfish, it all has to be about the individual and the location of the animals.
Posted by
choco
on May 24, 2001
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Keeping Hots
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I have been keeping hots stuff for over 20 years here in Florida. The majority of the animals were cobras of all kinds and rattlesnakes with the postage stamp gaboon, mangrove snake or arboreal viper. During th past five years or so I have settled on the native Florida hot stuf, especially rattlesnakes and a few bitis vipers with some no venomous animals to use in snake education talks (over 25-30/year). Currently I'm on the Florida Antivenin Bank Board of Directors. If you don presently belong, please join. It's cheap insurance, just in case. Steve McDaniel
Posted by
Anonymous
on May 21, 2001
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Keeping Venemous?
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I operate a "free" animal relocation service in Alabama in my spare time. People call me when they have a problem animal (i.e. snake in the laundry room, racoon in the basement). (Herps will always be my favorite). There are numerous remote locations where i can, and choose to, release these animals back into the wild away from people. I have been handling "Hots" for some 15 years. I have kept them before, and may again in the future but right now I am content with admiring their beauty, photographing them and watching them go free.
reptilez@bellsouth.net
Posted by
wlspencer
on May 20, 2001
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venomous snake keeping
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I've maintained / bred venomous snakes for over thirty years ; no bites or problems of any sort, and most times they were the bulk of my collection.
Posted by
Crotalus
on May 19, 2001
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Hots and Nonhots
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I have been keeping venomous snakes since 1976. I have kept, at various times, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, Timber Rattlesnakes (from the Blue Ridge area of Virginia), Canebrake Rattlesnakes (Virginia Beach and Suffolk, Virginia and Georgia), Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnakes (Georgia), Eastern and Florida Cottonmouths and on one occasion an Eastern Coral Snake. I also keep a variety of western subspecies of King Snakes and a Colombian Rainbow Boa. Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnakes are still my favorites.
Karl H. Betz
Posted by
Buzztail1
on May 19, 2001
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hot herps
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yes, I have been keeping hots for three years now and have found that my favorites are timber rattlers and gaboons
Posted by
southernhotherp
on May 19, 2001
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venomous snakes
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I am actually a beginner at keeping snakes.I have know had my corn for a month now. Even thogh I am a begginer and do not own any hot snakes, I still love to read and learn about them.One of the primary species is the rattlesnake in which I own 3 very thick books on and read them all the time.After a couple of years of owning nonvenomous snakes and breeding them I think I might try to own a hot snake.
Posted by
corny
on May 19, 2001
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Venomous Snakes
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I presently keep a variety of large pythons and in the future would like to add venomous snakes to my collection.
ReptileHunter
Posted by
Anonymous
on May 18, 2001
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Venomous Snakes
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Just started keeping hots agan after a 12 year gap. Awesome animals with cool behaviour. A better question may be: Who keeps venomous illegally?
Posted by
Anonymous
on May 17, 2001
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Do you Keep venomous,yes or no?
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Well i used to.
I kept nonvens for eighteen yrs then vens for five yrs.
I chose to give it up because i was changing as a person.
I still believe people have the right to keep if they so wish and i have nothing against anyone who does.
I now prefer field study , as i believe it was seeing a snake in its natural environment that used to give me a buzz.
Once i'd kept a herp for a certain period of time it would still look absolutely fantastic, but somehow not as impressive as a wild herp.
I visit these sites and forums to chat with the good friends i have made here and to keep without keeping ,if you know what i mean.
Al
Posted by
Alanviperideahyde
on May 17, 2001
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venomous snakes
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I have been keeping hot snakes for about 6 years now. They are fine animals treated with the respect that they demand.
Mtindewman.
Posted by
Anonymous
on May 17, 2001
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