allright, just curious as to how someone gets ahold of such snakes? for instance i saw a couple gaboon and pit vipers for sale on another board. so i was wondering if i got ahold of one what would be the reqierments for one? not saying i would risk getting one just would like to know how to care for one without being bitten or whatever?
vipers?
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i thinkk insanity is a requiremnet...im just kidding im just scurred to death of non venomous and so you can imagine my opinion on ownin a venomous...insane ...good luck though
by being cautious and acting appropriately around them. You stay away from the pointy end as it were and keep it that way. You'd have to look into the laws for keeping them legally, then you are free to buy them if you want. There are many, many vipers, all requiring specialist care that differs from one species to the next.
davo;1208846; said:
so causion is key, aside from that is there anything special to know about them, like temp, cleaning environment to keep them in ect..?
also like do peopl ehandle them with those stick things whatever there called or just leave them all the time in the enclosure?
in reality they are probably not for you if you don't want to handle it. At some point you might have to assist with a shed or forcefeed etc and you might have to pin or tube the animal or whatever which means getting close with them. But yes in general, people use hooks and tongs and whatever else to keep the distance. The viv has to be escape proof obviously... over here we have toughned glass and locks on them. Again as regards to keeping vipers... gaboons and rhinos have different requirements, different species will need different temps/humidity/feeding/water regime etc.
everyone has what they are willing to deal with
i'd consider a pit viper if i rolleed that way
anything where i'd drop dead before i got to the antidote if i made a mistake
most likely not
can't reliably have venom sacs removed either they regrow occasionally
lol i think the snake we occasionally see are cool, but if someone came in the front Door with a venomous snake i'm walking swiftly as possible out the back
i'd consider a pit viper if i rolleed that way
anything where i'd drop dead before i got to the antidote if i made a mistake
most likely not
can't reliably have venom sacs removed either they regrow occasionally
lol i think the snake we occasionally see are cool, but if someone came in the front Door with a venomous snake i'm walking swiftly as possible out the back
DO NOT BUY DEFANGED SNAKES. CASE CLOSED.
Buy a venomous snake if you have insurance, NO KIDS, and if its legal. Hook handling is not for pleasure. Its for transporting or examining, and thats that.
Hots are not something to be taken lightly. I know a guy who was bitten by a red spitter. His store owns roughly 50 hots in their display room. He works with large monitors, a caiman, and who knows what else, and look what happened.
Unfortunately, hots are WAY too easily accquired. You can hop onto kingsnake and pick up a rattler for 50 bucks. Oddly, pricing is just like any other snake.
Buy a venomous snake if you have insurance, NO KIDS, and if its legal. Hook handling is not for pleasure. Its for transporting or examining, and thats that.
Hots are not something to be taken lightly. I know a guy who was bitten by a red spitter. His store owns roughly 50 hots in their display room. He works with large monitors, a caiman, and who knows what else, and look what happened.
Unfortunately, hots are WAY too easily accquired. You can hop onto kingsnake and pick up a rattler for 50 bucks. Oddly, pricing is just like any other snake.
very interesting creatures , once again, i like a little wiggle room in case i screw up
what's the "two step" thing
i.e it bites you you take two steps and drop dead
then again if legal in my area would have a lynx /serval or other medium/large cat Domestic bred some are obtained from furriers) with the permits enclosures etc. my requirement would be to be about 20 miles from anywhere with kids running loose just in case though
Since i called DNR asking specifically about it a couple years ago (like an idiot) would definitely have to be in another state than here, md is now very strict regarding any potentially dangerous exotic
would NOT declaw it due to arthritis etc
what's the "two step" thing
i.e it bites you you take two steps and drop dead
then again if legal in my area would have a lynx /serval or other medium/large cat Domestic bred some are obtained from furriers) with the permits enclosures etc. my requirement would be to be about 20 miles from anywhere with kids running loose just in case though
Since i called DNR asking specifically about it a couple years ago (like an idiot) would definitely have to be in another state than here, md is now very strict regarding any potentially dangerous exotic
would NOT declaw it due to arthritis etc
