yet another snake owner that makes other owners look bad?
So today I took trash out to the curb. and I seen my neighbor holding what looks like a snake in his hand. I am not so much against taking my snakes out in public areas when it is low populated or to a pet store that sells snakes, but and from time to time I will drape one of my balls over my shoulders if I am cleaning out its cage and taking it out to dump but this guy is just sitting there on his front porch holding this so I went to take it a look. It was a VERY HOT snake. he was holding a copper head. Needless to say it was the most docile copper head I have seen, but I wouldn't come with in 5 feet of the guy. His first question was "What you scared of snakes?" I explained to him that I am not and I have helped people remove hot snakes from there property to relocate. I told him Copperheads are amoungst one of my favorite snakes and that I would love to own one day. the Guy said he had a permit ( I just took his word for it since I am not an enforcer of it) but I told him that I am also respectful towards other people that live around us that are scared of snakes. I wish I had of had my phone though, I did get to check out his animals. He had a Pegmy Rattler, Diamand Back, Gaboon, and 2 copperheads. The one he was holding he explain has been raised from a baby, I was just in shock of how docile it was, copperheads are normally aggressive from what I dealt with even in captivity, but even with it being docile I still don't think I would want to free hand one milked or not. I have had Rosie my Boa dig her teath into me and lached on and it didn't feel too great, I don't think I want a copperheads fangs digging in my flesh like that, or being responsible for the injury or death of some one else because of choosing to set on front porch with it.
Re: yet another snake owner that makes other owners look bad?
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crepers86
or being responsible for the injury or death of some one else because of choosing to set on front porch with it.
This exactly. Way to risky!
Re: yet another snake owner that makes other owners look bad?
Although I agree that he should not be handling a copperhead on his front porch, and that free-handling any hot is a huge risk, I have to disagree with your comment about copperheads being aggressive. I have encountered many of them living in Georgia, and they were never aggressive. In fact, just last summer, my dad picked one up out of a neighbor's yard and put it in a tub before realizing what he had (oops!), and it never showed any aggression. She has been relocated to a MUCH less populated area on private property.
Re: yet another snake owner that makes other owners look bad?
While not the smartest idea to handle a copperhead like that (I sure wouldn't do it), I wouldn't compare it to Russian roulette. You guys are making it sound like a copperhead bite equals death and that's just not the case.
