Venomous snakes

[Walnuts97]

Hey guys i was wandering what my first venomous snake should be? I have read practically everything there is to know and have talked to experts, but now i just have to get the snake. Any suggestions? Something docile like gaboon viper but not so venomous, otherwise i might go with one of them cause they are awsome. Thanks, walnuts97

[Anatopism]

Just playing the devil's advocate here, but if you've read all there is to know, talked to experts, and done plenty of research, you should probably be able to narrow this question down yourself. Ideally, have a mentor in your area that you can learn to work with various species of venomous snakes, before you dive head first into getting one for yourself. Make sure you know your local laws as well.

[mommanessy247]

book smarts is all fine & dandy but hands on experience will give you the true wisdom you'll need if owning hots is really what you wanna do.
there can only be so much documentation on the species your interested in but you know what? what you read about a venomous snake will be far different then what the actual snake's personality is like during an encounter.
do you really think they're gonna behave exactly the way the books, websites & everyone says they're gonna act?
not trying to be rude or anything...just letting you know that every animal is different even varying from animal to animal within a species.
pit bulls for example have horrible reputations as being aggressive killer dogs that are supposedly "out to eat up our kids" & although i'm scared of them i've met pits as docile as lambs who've let the small kids in their homes out right sit on them without so much as a dirty look.
back to snakes,
my mojo bp has her days, some days she's flighty & jumpy while others she's obviously woken up on the wrong side of the hide box and i swear if looks could kill she's murdered me many time over.
i joke but in all seriousness, do a buttload of hands on experience with every species your interested in, at the least, do that then decide if hots really are for you.

[wilomn]

Get a honduran milksnake and a pair of hooks and a snake tong. Using those exclusively for six months will start to prepare you for a hot of any design.

[mainbutter]

Just because I don't feel like repeating the VERY good advice that's already been given to you..

Frankly I'm a fan of copperheads. They're native to the US, beautiful, and a non-tropical species (which always has its husbandry benefits).

[Skiploder]

Hey guys i was wandering what my first venomous snake should be? I have read practically everything there is to know and have talked to experts, but now i just have to get the snake. Any suggestions? Something docile like gaboon viper but not so venomous, otherwise i might go with one of them cause they are awsome. Thanks, walnuts97

Can I ask how old you are?

Can I also ask your experience with non-venomous snakes?

[Deepsouth]

do you have children? I mean IMO why would somebody even want a deadly snake in their house. Listen to the ones who have spoken do your homework first and get some hands on experience. FIRST
I like spitting cobras but I sure would not want to own one.

[Mft62485]

Provided you have done research, I like eyelash vipers.

[iHAZreptiles]

If, as your name suggests, you were born in '97 then I don't think you should get a venomous snake.

[ms381]

Im not from the us but from past threads i thought that in Many States you had to have at least a years experience working with hots under the supervision of an experienced keeper of venomous snakes. Even if its not the law in your state, i would want to have that experience and knowledge by working with people who live and breath working with such reptiles. I persnally wouldnt want to keep a hot, just because i had read alot in books without the experience of handeling Them regulary.

Ust my thoughts, but good luck if you decide to get one.