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How tame are some of those venomous herps? I see what I believe to be an adder outside in the grass. Are they more sedate than their wild cousins?
I love your collection man. Very impressive. The (I think) adder is gorgous.
Lots of people will take their snakes outside to photograph them. Something like an adder can't exactly run away very quickly but thinking of them as sedate is a good way to get bit too.
Fair enough lol. I've only ever kept routine stuff like kingsnakes and rat snakes, I don't really have a desire to branch out into the venomous snake world. I was just curious if they tamed out like the more common species. It seems to me that they probably wouldn't, which is why I was surprised to see it out.
Rob. The animals get use to being handled/hooked for cleaning. I believe that if you are going to get into something like this you should be able to "work with" what you have. If you rely on a trap box because you don't want to learn the actual handling part, you are asking for trouble when they bolt out the cage and end up on the floor. Cobras and mambas can move pretty quick. They are food aggressive animals that will get excited when they smell food and want to come out of the cage to get it But when the snake gets hands on treatment they really do calm down a lot. Feeding frozen/thawed prey settles them down a whole lot too. But of course, never let down your guard. They are still wild animals. APEX at that.
Tortoises are very cool ancient reptilians. I never owned them but took care of many species at one time. These hots are not really all that to be totally honest. And the risks... I like them no doubt, but nothing compares to a nice dwarf crocodilian or cyclura iguana and large tortoise species. They are so smart. Varanus/Monitors shouldn't be forgotten either...
The gaboon viper you like so much is not your average animal. It is a pick of the litter out of selective breeding.
Tortoises are very cool ancient reptilians. I never owned them but took care of many species at one time. These hots are not really all that to be totally honest. And the risks... I like them no doubt, but nothing compares to a nice dwarf crocodilian or cyclura iguana and large tortoise species. They are so smart. Varanus/Monitors shouldn't be forgotten either...
The gaboon viper you like so much is not your average animal. It is a pick of the litter out of selective breeding.
Thank you for the reply. Good to know that these animals can be worked with. I'll admit that I am somewhat surprised, though it does make sense. The gaboon viper is gorgeous indeed! If I was to have a venomous snake, I'd like to have one of the high contrast copperheads from the Southeast.
What is that gorgeous constrictor in the last image of your last post?
Good to know that these animals can be worked with. I'll admit that I am somewhat surprised, though it does make sense. The gaboon viper is gorgeous indeed! If I was to have a venomous snake, I'd like to have one of the high contrast copperheads from the Southeast.What is that gorgeous constrictor in the last image of your last post?
