So you want to start with venomous...

[izzy_here]

Nice snake's. I must say it's refreshing to see such an utterly responsible, knowledgeable person doing this. I know another guy much like yourself keeping a Gaboon Viper and a rattler (not sure which kind) and um....let's just say you seem a bit more on track with it. Very professional.

 

[snakeguy101]

Ya, i want you to do some videos of you doing maintenance on the cages. ALL the cages. I want to see how you handle the cobra and everything. 1 question, do you always go shoeless when handling snakes? I mean i know it was with a pine snake but i was just curious. I will use these many years to come when someone asks what it is like. make more.

I will get a video of the cobras eating sometime this week how does that sound? and yes if I am not barefoot, I am in sandals. If the snake is getting close enogh to bite your feet (even with shoes on) then it is also close enough to bite your leg and you are doing something wrong. If I go out tin flipping or something then it is a different story but for cage maintenance, you really dont need shoes.

Greaat videos I especially Love the rattle snakes mmmmm I was expecting some of your beautiful cobras And this showed me how interesting eyelash vipers were.

Thanks. I might do another one today just because the diamond back did not eat so I am going to move it into the feed box since it usually will eat there.

Nice snake's. I must say it's refreshing to see such an utterly responsible, knowledgeable person doing this. I know another guy much like yourself keeping a Gaboon Viper and a rattler (not sure which kind) and um....let's just say you seem a bit more on track with it. Very professional.

Thank you. That means a lot to me.

 

[gigas12]

Hi,nice videos and good advice!

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

Thanks for the vids man!!

Gotta get my caiman, then a practise snake to practise these things on. Then finally time for HOTs!

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Is bare feet proper dress when handling a venomous snake? lol

 

[snakeguy101]

Hi,nice videos and good advice!

Thanks

Thanks for the vids man!!

Gotta get my caiman, then a practise snake to practise these things on. Then finally time for HOTs!

Take your time man. I don't want Osyris to grow up without a dad. Just something to think about. When you get one, just be very careful.

Is bare feet proper dress when handling a venomous snake? lol

haha, I know I get a lot of flak about that but like I said, if the snake is getting close enough to bite your feet (even with shoes on) then it is also close enough to bite your leg and you are doing something wrong.

 

[jeosbo01]

Is bare feet proper dress when handling a venomous snake? lol

Ever heard of Jim Harrison...I have seen him handle more hot snakes than anyone I know and I'm not sure I have ever seen him working with shoes on

 

[izzy_here]

Originally Posted by izzy_here
Nice snake's. I must say it's refreshing to see such an utterly responsible, knowledgeable person doing this. I know another guy much like yourself keeping a Gaboon Viper and a rattler (not sure which kind) and um....let's just say you seem a bit more on track with it. Very professional.

Thank you. That means a lot to me.

I truly mean it, I don't have any experience with hot's but I've had a lifetime (30 years now) of experience with reptile's and all sorts of critter's. And when I say all sort's I do mean all sort's, including some wildlife rescue work.

Your approach to your chosen addiction is well planned and executed. I saw clean (properly set up) habitat's, and extremely healthy animal's that were being handled in a very thoughtful manner.

You said in the video that it's harder to remove your viper from an enclosure set up in such a natural fashion...but you chose to do so anyway. Ostensibly for you to look at but you and I both know that viper's excellent health is due in part to the enclosure you keep it in. What impressed me was how patient/gentle you were with her. Clearly the safety of your snakes and any who handle them is paramount with you.

I'll go even further and say that my general belief is that hot's should not be kept by private individual's. I'll eat those word's now, people like you, and (I'm certain) people trained by you, are what keepers of hot reptiles should be.

And btw I don't know what the peanut butter thing is all about...but it's a little more frightening than venomous snake's

Hmm, the intrigue is almost as thick as....peanut butter...

 

[jeosbo01]

BTW..Snakeguy...great videos and you look to have really solid handling methods. One thing I noticed that could maybe be improved was in the rattlesnake video, I like having a loop handle on the top of my lids so I can lift them on with a hook. It is unlikely but possible for a snake (less likely with a rattler but again possible) to dart out between the lid and the box as you slide it on (it looks like your feeding box has a raised lid which would create an opening between it and the box until it was in place) and you are blind as the lid slides on. Again, just personal preference so take it for what it is, just my nature to look for that kind of escape route.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

Thanks



Take your time man. I don't want Osyris to grow up without a dad. Just something to think about. When you get one, just be very careful.



haha, I know I get a lot of flak about that but like I said, if the snake is getting close enough to bite your feet (even with shoes on) then it is also close enough to bite your leg and you are doing something wrong.

you know i will man. My wife would research a way to bring me back to life just so she could kick my a** if i got bit. LOL. If i dont feel comfortable, i wont get one. Not gonna lie, just thinking about it scares me. But in a really good way. I love those eyelash vipers.