Obviously I was joking about a toddler being able to handle one. Sorry if I offended you. They are lightning quick strikers, if that is what your referring to.
What's the most aggressive nonvenomous snake?
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Obviously I was joking about a toddler being able to handle one. Sorry if I offended you. They are lightning quick strikers, if that is what your referring to.
It is not a matter of offenses. You did not offend me....
It is a matter of being responsible
You have no idea the people, and their age, that might read this thread.
Someone, if only one person in a thousand, could, based on your info, purchase a gaboon and be dead in five minutes after purchase.
Hots are never a matter for jokes, my friend, much less in a public open forum.
Ive had bloods, anacondas and rock python. The only one aggressive was the rock but in no way will any of the snakes mentioned help you.
Buy a snake hook and tongs to handle a venomous snake. Also, buy a snake you like. Do not buy something just to use it for training purposes. Go to a local zoo or breeder and get used to them there.
Buy a snake hook and tongs to handle a venomous snake. Also, buy a snake you like. Do not buy something just to use it for training purposes. Go to a local zoo or breeder and get used to them there.
I used to breed snakes for a few pet stores in Fl. By far the most aggressive snake non venomous I handled was the Reticulated Python. There nasty by nature with a very sour temperment. The only docile ones I came across had health issues and wouldn't even eat much less strike.
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Gaboons are EXTREMELY fast, as well as puff adders, saw scaled and other "lethargic" looking elapids and vipers. I have kept numerous different hots over the years, there really is no comparison to non venomous snakes. Like said, its comparing apples and oranges. Some old world rat snakes are pretty feisty. As said before and really the Colombian and emerald tree boas are prob gonna be the nippier of the constrictors. First of all, a mentor is a must, their experience is irreplaceable. But one thing you have to look at, is not if, but most likely when, you will be bit. Your gonna want to have a species that has antivenom at your local hospital. I would focus on native species. My first hots were copperheads and a few canebrake rattlesnakes. There really isn't a "perfect" first hot, but I would definitely stay away from most of the elapids and exotic vipers. Most Snakes can strike a 1/3 of their length (some, like mangroves can strike farther), and much faster than a humans reaction time. And most elapids are very quick and unpredictable snakes. Do a LOT of research before jumping in. A set of snake tongs , hooks, and a bagger are some of the best investments with hots.
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Sorry didn't even read this or the 2nd page, if your looking for An aggressive non-venomous snake, stick with arboreal boas, old world rats, macklots, and some of the younger pythons (carpets, green tree, scrub, rock, retic etc). My albino retics are very nippy when not held for awhile. With a hell of a bite.
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I agree with everyone above. If you want to keep hots, you need to find a good mentor. You can't learn alone because all it takes is one mistake for you to get bit. I don't agree with the recommendations everyone is giving you though. There isn't one specific nonvenomous snake that'll prepare you for a hot but they could help you learn the behaviors of them. It all depends on the type of hot you want. For elapids such as cobras and mambas, racers and king rats act similar. For something like a gaboon viper, an aggressive blood python could help. There's nothing really that acts like a rattler but the most important thing is to find a mentor. You could practice years with aggressive nonvenomous snakes but the moment you first work with a hot, everything you just learned could slip your mind and result in a bite. That's why a mentor is what's going to help you more in ways that just an aggressive ratsnake can't.
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