Are you kidding me? there are tons of people holding very venomous snakes and scorpions.
Here is a photo of someone holding a king cobra.
Here is someone holding one of the most venomous scorpions the 'flat rock'.
Handling Vietnamese Centipede
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Are you kidding me? there are tons of people holding very venomous snakes and scorpions.
Here is a photo of someone holding a king cobra.
Here is someone holding one of the most venomous scorpions the 'flat rock'.
It takes true "skill" to get envenomed by a black widow considering that most of them have too small of fangs to fully pierce an adult human's skin. However, I still don't advocate handling them on the off chance that someone does happen to take a bite that fully pierces the skin.
These people certainly lack common sense.
Sure, they may think that they know what they're doing and might even know that particular animal very well, but they still choose to ignore the main problem of the unpredictable nature of that animal and the fact that it could easily deliver a bite/sting that could cost them their life or at least leave them in the hospital for a while. The slightest incorrect movement by the handler or a bystander could provoke a bite/sting in both situations as the animals are well within striking distance.
You will be a statistic sooner or later continuing this practice. This is the reason why the exotic hobby is being bombarded right now.
True, but only an adult female black widow can bite us and are venomous. The female I held is obviously an adult with an egg sac. I do too don't recommend handling them, but it is 'your' choice.
Since I was a kid, I've been picking up nearly ANYTHING I could find including widows and recluses but, I did have experience with non-venomous spiders first, therefore that was my practice before I could start handling venomous species. Until I figured out how to hold non-venomous species of spiders I never got bit. I even held some extremely aggressive tarantulas without a problem.
the guy holding the snake is so fake. lol
from age of 17-19, I used to drive to cross the railroad to beat the train all the time till one day I got hit by the train. Im thankful and lucky to be alive today. Never again will I do that.
Same with steve Irwin. Keep f**king with them one day you gonna get it then you learn.. LOL
Try to be brave and courageous in another way.
from age of 17-19, I used to drive to cross the railroad to beat the train all the time till one day I got hit by the train. Im thankful and lucky to be alive today. Never again will I do that.
Same with steve Irwin. Keep f**king with them one day you gonna get it then you learn.. LOL
Try to be brave and courageous in another way.
I could care less what you say, like I said its 'my' choice. You can call me what ever you want, I won't care.
Yeah, well a sting to the heart is obviously going to be death. A bite/sting from a little animal is usually dry, but if there is venom you can survive easily just driving to the hospital. Black widows, bark scorpions, and brown recluse bites rarely kill people. These 3 arachnids can only kill the very old or very young sometimes if you have an allergic reaction as well.
Too bad I don't play with sting rays
. I don't keep snakes either. Only keep fish, amphibians, and invertebrates. Only some of my arachnids are venomous. I don't hold them often either, only if I have to clean the tank. So don't jump to conclusions. If you got a problem with me solve it..
All arachnids are venomous except for a select few species such as the Solifugae (sun spiders, camel spiders, etc.); however, most venomous arachnids are harmless to most people.
All the practice in the world will not prevent a bite, though, as the "experts" on free-handling have found out the hard way. It doesn't seem like that's going to sway your opinion on the matter, but I'm not going to to push that further provided that we can agree that this is a handling method that is not recommended by anyone, including free-handlers.
IMO, the best policy when it comes to taking a severe bite from a spider, reptile, etc. is to get the appropriate treatment while ensuring that the media doesn't find out anything in order to avoid creating more bad press for the exotic animal hobby.
Yep, they all are venomous. Only a few have venom that is potent enough to hurt us.
Of course I'm not going to let a kid or a beginner hold a deadly animal unless they have experience. Still, it is their 'choice'.
Oh I know the media is banning all types of exotic animals the last decade. It's ridiculous. They'll see one person get bit, and they think everyone will. Then they ban 'that' species.
Even if the media bans a species of animal, that is not going to stop everyone from owning them. In my state snakes that exceed 10 ft are illegal, funny thing is I know a lot of people who own retic's, burmese, anaconda's and ect even with that stupid law.
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