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2.1 Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
Then I got
0.1 Crotalus enyo enyo
0.1 Atheris ceratophora
Posted by
port513
on August 16, 2005
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Tiger Snake Notechis scutatus
Posted by
BLACKSNAKE
on June 24, 2005
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Bothrops
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my first was a female Bothrops jararaca, a nice animal.. i had some problems to keep it (i was used to keep only boas), but in the end it was ok.
i still have this animal, now i'm looking for a male
Posted by
dnl
on June 20, 2005
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First front fanged!
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My first venomous snake was a female Trimeresurus albolabris, a grumpy little bastard!
Posted by
rickard
on June 17, 2005
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first front fanger
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The first front fanged snake I owned was a albino WDB, spunky and agressive, came close to a tag once but learned and never happen again.
Posted by
snakesallover
on April 4, 2005
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My first hot
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Mine was neo-tropical rattlesnake I know what was I thinking I was not it took months for me to handle this animal properly and I really should have spent more time with a mentor and did things the right way by the way she measured in at over 4'
Joe Lesh
Posted by
SerpenXotics
on March 19, 2005
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First Front Fanged
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I was catching and releasing copperheads at age 8 or 9, but did not keep them until age 12. Keeping pygmy rattlesnakes at age 14.
Posted by
Cro
on March 6, 2005
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First front Fanged
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I got a Canebrake rattler it has been one of my favorite snakes ever since.
Ryan
Posted by
reptileryan
on February 21, 2005
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I don't have any hots yet but my first will be a Western Diamond Back
Posted by
Joyia
on February 21, 2005
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First Elapid
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my first front fanged snake(elapid) is a indian cobra or monocle cobra(Naja kauthia)
they r really fast and active snakes.and somtimes a bit aggresive.
thanks
chirag
Posted by
CJROY
on February 15, 2005
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First front fanged
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My first front fanged was 1.1 C.atrox given to me by a friend!
Take care and be careful
Posted by
Myzqo
on February 15, 2005
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First
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My first was/is an Eastern Diamondback named Klauth, now approaching 7' long off of a diet of rabbits. He will soon become part of a collection as some copperheads are on the way.
Posted by
RedrumRattle
on February 13, 2005
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My first hot(Love Affair)
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My first hot was a gorgeous Crotalus Horridus caught in the mountains of Vesuvius Virginia. She was a beautiful golden specimen. When I brought her to the Lab (Herp Heaven, so nicknamed), we placed her in her own cage. Not long after my return, I located the Biologist in charge, who quickly wanted to examine her and test her potency. In the lab, we had 2 huge rats (owned by one of the other biologists for testing purposes). She was summonded to the lab and quickly placed one of the rats in the cage. One quick jab later and the rat was convulsing and succombed to it's venomous experience. My 14 year age had no idea that, later I would be housing these beautiful animals. When Jody (that Biologist in charge), examined the rat later, we found so much internal bleeding and the smell was so overwhelming that everyone in camp was told to be alert when we made our daily trips out and about looking for Birds, Insects, Herps, Trees, Lichings...the works.
Needless to say, this camp was all about the advanced studies of Nature. Everyone wanted to be in the Herp class, I on the other hand chose Entemology. Why today, I am involved so deeply in hot herps, goes back to that one Lab experience that made me fall in Love.
Matt
Posted by
Dadee
on February 13, 2005
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First Venomous Snake
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My first venomous snake was a Southern Copperhead in Louisiana; I caught it when I was about 10 years old. On the first day of 7th grade, I got home off of the bus, looked in the cage, and saw a baby still in its embryo sac. It had 12 babies all together. I got bit about 7 times, but nothing really happened; my temperature went up to about 99, but that was it. Eventually my step-dad and I released the babies and their mother into the woods by the Mississippi River.
Posted by
sleggi1
on February 10, 2005
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first hot
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west african bush viper
dumb decision because there
is no antivenom
Posted by
speed_demonsc
on February 8, 2005
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First Hot
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My fist hot was a 3 ft Western Rattlesnake that I caught from one of my friends back yard. At first I thought it was a male because I still didn't probe her. At first I thought "he" was just fat but then about a week later she had 14 babies, when I wokeup one morning. I thought it was a male because it was later October and I never thought females had babies that late in the year and I couldn't go and let them go because it snow pretty bad for the week after, so I had to wait to let most of them go until mid march. That was when I was 17. What a fun time!
Posted by
SnakeXcape
on February 7, 2005
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My first was a monocle cobra. Not exactly the best front fanged "hot" to start out with. However that was a long time ago, and I learned allot from my expeirences.
Posted by
Tripplehherps
on February 6, 2005
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First hottie
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First hot was a green copperhead given to me by someone I look up to, and am forever grateful for giving me the best animal to start with. She's a real sweetie. Then I moved on to a pygmy, so I'd say I started off pretty light, and it's been good for "training".
Posted by
guttersnacks
on February 5, 2005
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My first was 1.1 Gloydius blomhoffi brevicaudus. That was 1997(?) and I still got them :o))
Posted by
pitviper
on February 3, 2005
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first hot
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My first was an 4' E. Diamondback (C. adamanteus). I caught it when I was 13. My mother let it the house -- my step father, realizing what I had, while I was at school, he took it to Ross Allen's Wildlife Park (Shell Factoey branch in N. Ft. Myers, FL) while I was at school.
Posted by
thirdangel
on February 3, 2005
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worlds dangerous snake
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well if you take all the parameters in consideration i would say the boomslang because its venom works slowly but deadly, its good camouflaged and its fast when striking. other candidates offcourse the taipan (O. microlepidotus)because its poison is the strongest. An other is the Black Mamba because its the fastest snake and its very good at hiding itself.
Morten Olsen
Posted by
111raven
on February 2, 2005
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first hot
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my first hot was a southern copper.he is real shy and likes to hide most of the time.most of the time he rides a hook.
Posted by
copperheadjed
on February 1, 2005
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First front fanged
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My first front fanger snakes are also my first hot snakes. Its a pair of vipera a. ammodytes, they are very beautiful and agressive....
Posted by
Morelia
on February 1, 2005
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first hot
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My first hot was a southern copperhead. He was a pretty aggressive snake, so he did teach me about the temperment and possiability of being tagged at an early stage. The other hot was a cottonmouth. He was alot more aggressive, would not ride a hook, so I had to use tongs. That snake would release a musk that would smell up a room.
Posted by
emtnurse
on February 1, 2005
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First hot
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After much study and planning i purchased a cb.99 (in 2000) Crotalus atrox. It's been a love affair ever since ! Be Careful!
Canuck
Posted by
canuck
on January 31, 2005
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My first was the White Lipped Tree Viper. Not the easiest when it comes to feeding or drinking time, but extremely docile. I always handle it with a hook. Have never had the need to pin it or touch it. The first hot I handled was the Cape Cobra, being from SA.
Posted by
liam
on January 30, 2005
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First Front Fanged Snake!
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My first front fanged snake was non other than the East African Gaboon Viper. It was a beautiful specimen. I kept it at my mothers house because my father just wasn't having it at the house with us.
Posted by Bloodwolves127 on January 27,2005
Posted by
Bloodwolves127
on January 27, 2005
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First Hot
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My first venomous snake was a Red Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber ruber). 1957, I was 10 years old then and my parents had a fit about a poisonous snake in the house (I did get to keep it but out in the barn).
Posted by
StevesExotics
on January 27, 2005
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hots
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I have been wanting to keep hots for years but with all the laws in NY and now this new Reptile Ban its pretty much impossible. I know people in NY that have been keeping hots and hundreds of other herps for over 50 years and may not be able to keep their herps with the new laws and they use their animals for educational reasons. NY really sucks.
Posted by
CopperHead17
on January 26, 2005
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First Front Fang.
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My first Venomous was a West African Gabby about 4.5' long.
Posted by
Najakaouthia
on January 26, 2005
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Osage
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My first hot was an Osage Copperhead that I caught on a bike ride and carried home in an empty water bottle. I was thirteen. I had a room full of cages already, so my mom didn't notice, but as soon as my dad got back from Europe I had to tell him. That was the end of it. The snake now happily lives free underneath my old porch in St. Joseph, MO.
MATT
Posted by
hot-kid
on January 26, 2005
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First front-fanged
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Mine was Vipera berus. A friend I knew from work gave me two specimens he had found as a 'gift'. He knew I had snakes and had told him I was going to get into the venomous part of the hobby, so it was a nice gesture :)
At the time I was living with my parents, and having snakes in my room didn't come easy to begin with. Naturally venomous were out of the question, so it was a happy event when they finally found out I had succeeded in smuggling and keeping hots in their home...
Posted by
BurningAngel
on January 25, 2005
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bothrops!!!!!
Posted by
salvini
on January 25, 2005
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First venom
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my first venomuos snakes was 1.1 Agkistrodon contortrix (broad banded). I was 18 years old .Now iám 25 and i still miss them from time to time .Now i´m all in to rattlers . take care now bye bye then don´t get bitten . bye from sweden
Posted by
baloo
on January 24, 2005
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sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cercobombus)
Posted by
Snakeskin
on January 24, 2005
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Snake17
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No, being sent to the hospital for 8 days by a venomous snake is not cool.
Posted by
psilocybe
on January 24, 2005
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1st venomous part 2
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It was a northern copperhead
Posted by
Viper_Boy
on January 23, 2005
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1st venomous
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My first venomous snake was caught by accident while mushroom hunting. My friends dad picked it up somewhere in the process of getting mushrooms and it somehow got in the bag. He is so lucky he didn't get bitten, but since I am the only person in town who deals with snakes, he brought it to me and we released it 3 days later in a state park.
Posted by
Viper_Boy
on January 23, 2005
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First Hot
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My first was a west african gaboon. I have had it for two years now. I could not have picked a better hot to start out with. Gaboons are awsome!!!
Posted by
BD713
on January 23, 2005
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1st Front Fanged
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Sidewinder
Posted by
Pug
on January 23, 2005
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First front fanged
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My first front fanger was a cooper head(agkistrodon contortrix). When I was 15 I caught it behind my house keep it till I was 19 and joined the Navy. I had kept snakes for a while but I should have waited longer to start with hots.
Posted by
pnwherper
on January 23, 2005
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First
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Sistrurus here...Western Masassauga.Great little snakes!
Posted by
live4hots
on January 22, 2005
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sorry
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sorry i dont keep venomous reptiles but my boy friend sure loves them so im sure i will have one in the future!!!!!!and i dont mind them either!!!!well ta ta everyone!!!!!
Posted by
sweet_becca
on January 21, 2005
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First front fanged
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My first was a cottonmouth (Agkistrodon p piscivorus)I caught in 1976.It was about 2.5 feet long. Marty
Posted by
agkistrodude
on January 21, 2005
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first front fanged
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My 1st was a pair of new born Acanthophis sp.(PNG death adders). Which I raised and later bred and produced babies from. Not for the beginner really but lots of fun.
Posted by
polystictus
on January 21, 2005
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First Hot
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I also started with a W.A. Gaboon. Usually easy to manage, but not a good beginner because it may make others complacent.
Posted by
Jont52
on January 21, 2005
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First Front Fanged Venomous Snake
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My first hot SNAKES were 1:0 West African Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica) and 1:0 Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis), which I bought together at the same time.
Generally speaking these are NOT good starter hots for most (anyone?), but I knew I was ready... and I was.
Posted by
Richie
on January 21, 2005
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First Hot
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My first Hot was a (Agkistrodon contortrix) Copperhead, I was only about 16 years old at the time, I know that is way to young to be keeping Hots. I kept him/her for about 2 years then released it back to the place I found it, after doing that I realized that I should have just kept it, instead of releasing it, I think I probably made a mistake letting it go after so long in captivity. I like to think that he/she is doing ok, but I have my doubts on it. When I found the Snake, it was not in the best of shape, it was skinny and not what you would consider the normal Copperhead, so that was the main reason I kept it. I nursed him/her back to health. When I found the Snake it was only 1 ½ ft long, but by the time I let it go, it was over 3 ft. long, I consider that a good record on growth.........Be safe ya’ll, Wally
Posted by
ALA_herp31
on January 21, 2005
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First front fanged
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Mine was a West African Gaboon.. Not a good starter snake but I was fasinated by gaboons since the first time I saw them a a local zoo. VaViper
Posted by
VaViper
on January 21, 2005
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First front fanged
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My first hot was a female Vipera berus(2001), 57cm long that sent me to the hospital for 8 days, cool huh ? :)) Afterwords I had Vipera ammodytes, Vipera ursinii, Vipera renardi & Trimeresurus popeiorum. So far this is it.
Posted by
Snake17
on January 21, 2005
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