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 Hello, about rear fanged snakes?

dose any one hear have a mangrove snake or a false water cobra? since i saw in another post that hognoses shouldent even be considered at hot. would you say in your opionion that would be a good first venomous to get?

thank you.
03/28/08  07:23pm

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 Hello, about rear fanged snakes?

You should ask in the venomous forum. I don’t consider a hognose snake a hot, so I really can’t say what a good first venomous snake would be.
03/28/08  08:31pm

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 Hello, about rear fanged snakes?

Is there a particular venomous species you want to keep? Why do you want a hot? Do you have the requisite experience?

If you’re looking for a good preparation snake, I’d get a fast, aggressive, harmless species. Practice using hooks, tongs etc. you need to be comfortable manipulating and controlling snakes safely with this equipment. Get your cage cleaning protocol down, get your feeding protocol down. You’re going to want to be able to do all this without handling the snake (the more contact you have, the more likely you’ll get bit); devise ways of keeping barriers between yourself and the snake. Research housing options. Research worse case bite scenarios. make sure you can get access to appropriate medical care (and can afford it if you do get bit). Get a year, preferably more experience under your belt, then move onto your chosen venomous.

I’d figure out what venomous species you want to work with and ask on a few venomous forums as to what a good proxy snake would be. Hogs are great snakes, but they’re relatively slow, non-aggressive and are more apt to bluff than bite, and you’d have to let them chew on you for a few minutes to receive any significant venom. Do outside research too. No offense, but asking if a hog is a good first hot seems a bit naive, the acquisition of a hot herp should not be treated lightly. Give this post a read: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15621&highlight=bite+cost
03/29/08  12:47am

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   Message To: Aliceinwl   In reference to Message Id: 1680089


 Hello, about rear fanged snakes?

im not wanted to get into venomous, sorry i made it sound that way, i just had some interest in getting one of those rear fanged ones i named, for some reason i really like mangrove snakes and have been considering one, but im not trying to get into hots, just them. sorry for the confusion.
03/29/08  01:45am


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