by Crotalus Lepidus ( rattler )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNF3eA9D2Ek
this seriously jeopardizes our hobby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNF3eA9D2Ek
this seriously jeopardizes our hobby.
Is this guy for real= Self envenomation
- Thread starter Miguel
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lol. minor venom snake........ it will build up a small amount of antibodys and antibodys for one snake may help with the bite(that may be accidental) for another snake. so yeah its real, and takes balls
seen this before along with a few other guys that do the same type of thing in an effort to eliminate the need for anti-venom.
Lepisosteus platyrhincus;4617944; said:
No, I am sorry. It is real but it does not take balls. It takes a wagonload of stupidty to do it.
First, and foremost, this should not be done in a public way. Herp keepers, and, essentialy, hot snake keepers have a duty of care that must go above and beyond a normal, every man's, duty of care.
Kids or other stupid guys can see this and try it at home.
Second, it is far from prooven that this works. The more envenomations, the more danger of dying. It is a myth that this creates sufficient antibodies to protect you from that given venom.
And, even if you gain a certain amount of antibodies, the other sort of issues you are inflicting on your system far outweigh the benfits of those, eventual, antibodies.
meh it might be stupid, but what he wants to do in his own home so be it. his vids aint squat. they have what, 1k views each? ooooooooooooohhhhhh aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh. he aint harmin no one but him self. enough envomations, ur saying he will never have some antibodys? hmmm how do they create them in sheep or horses then?Miguel;4617966; said:
