Anyone have rattlers?

[nativelover]

does anyone here keep rattlers? got any pics? and what do you keep them in?

 

[soamtank]

I seriously thought about it. Once. And then I decided I'd rather keep non-venomous animals.

 

[nativelover]

I seriously thought about it. Once. And then I decided I'd rather keep non-venomous animals.

well...

i guess i didnt think about it too long.

 

[sapir]

we found a baby sidewinder rattlesnake by our house so we decided to keep it in my spare 10 gallon he did really well only problem he wouldnt eat mice only lizards. i used to handle him every day like he was a cornsnake, i know very stupid thing to do one day my brothers friends came over and my brother reached in to grab the snake and got bit he was in the hospital for 4 days and we had to get rid of the snake

 

[nativelover]

we found a baby sidewinder rattlesnake by our house so we decided to keep it in my spare 10 gallon he did really well only problem he wouldnt eat mice only lizards. i used to handle him every day like he was a cornsnake, i know very stupid thing to do one day my brothers friends came over and my brother reached in to grab the snake and got bit he was in the hospital for 4 days and we had to get rid of the snake

leave it to a dumbass to ruin your fun.

 

[sapir]

i didnt handle him for 3 weeks and my brother is a lil showoff those two things dont mix but i hope to get a gaboon viper one day

 

[davo]

we found a baby sidewinder rattlesnake by our house so we decided to keep it in my spare 10 gallon he did really well only problem he wouldnt eat mice only lizards. i used to handle him every day like he was a cornsnake, i know very stupid thing to do one day my brothers friends came over and my brother reached in to grab the snake and got bit he was in the hospital for 4 days and we had to get rid of the snake

lucky it wasn't you.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I wouldn't be crazy enough to keep one but here's some pics of one I came across last week while hiking.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156944

 

[sapir]

lucky it wasn't you.

haha i know its pure luck because those animals cant be trusted they cannot grow a bond.

and vicious fish that last shot you took looks awesome

 

[Vicious_Fish]

vicious fish that last shot you took looks awesome

Thank you! I plan on going out again this summer to try to find a few more to get photos of.