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Starting to keep hots again!
Well. After a few years of no longer working with venomous reptiles in home my wife has opened her heart to these magnificent animals and we have started our venomous journey together. At the moment we only have one little stinker but it is one of my favorite local hots - a Southern Copperhead! The next addition will be a Reticulated Gila monster at the end of this year. Here's a small snippet of our boy.
Cheers!
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Beautiful choice. 
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Thanks John, I've kept coppers in the past and always enjoy them. Venom is typically mild, risk is lower, their are less likely to strike than some species, and their colors are simply gorgeous. Will do some real photos once this guy drops his skin.
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Retics are my passion. Just ask.
www.wildimaging.net www.facebook.com/wildimaging
"...That which we do not understand, we fear. That which we fear, we destroy. Thus eliminating the fear" ~Explains every killed snake"
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Never kept these little buggers. Not very interested in North American hots but I would love to keep a leucistic Cottonmouth.
You can never go wrong with a Gila monster. Get a baby and train him. They are very smart and can get quite tame.
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Re: Starting to keep hots again!
We are getting an adult male that my friend raised from a hatchling as far as the Gila goes 
Kept cottonmouths and while I agree those Lucy are incredible, the species itself doesn't excite me as much. Cottonmouths almost always are on defense even when raised from captive born young. And their musking is constant. This guy tends to tail shake and gape when I first approach him but the musking has stopped relatively quick thankfully!
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Retics are my passion. Just ask.
www.wildimaging.net www.facebook.com/wildimaging
"...That which we do not understand, we fear. That which we fear, we destroy. Thus eliminating the fear" ~Explains every killed snake"
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I love the colors and patterns of the Copperhead. Great pick.
No kidding about the musk.
I used to live on a private lake that was next to a frog farm only separated by the dam. Needless to say there were a ton of Cottonmouths there for the free food. Every time I walked down that dam the air was thick with musk. I would see 8-12 Cottonmouths every time. Plus I would see about a dozen water snakes.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
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Re: Starting to keep hots again!
Worst decision ever was moving a giant cotton off the road with my tongs when we were out in our Lexus... Tongs were sprayed so bad the entire suv smelled for days.
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Retics are my passion. Just ask.
www.wildimaging.net www.facebook.com/wildimaging
"...That which we do not understand, we fear. That which we fear, we destroy. Thus eliminating the fear" ~Explains every killed snake"
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I'm both jealous and not jealous (because I would never own hots, but also part of me would like to some day). What a pretty face. 
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Nice. I have always loved their color.
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Re: Starting to keep hots again!
 Originally Posted by reptileexperts
Worst decision ever was moving a giant cotton off the road with my tongs when we were out in our Lexus... Tongs were sprayed so bad the entire suv smelled for days.
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Yuck!
I sure would hate to have that skunky smell in my car. 
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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