Favorite Venomous?

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Originally Posted by heathers*bps

I love rhinos and eye lash vipers. But one of my favorites that we currently have is this little guy

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...IMAG1246-2.jpg

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I love that snake Heather. He's so pretty. Every time you post pictures of him I'm like...*drool*. :P

Gaboon Vipers are my absolute favorite...and I'm noticing a trend regarding that species. :D They're just so gorgeous and their little heads are adorable. (I doubt anyone but the snake community would make a statement like that...:P) Rhinos are gorgeous too. But I also really love Eastern Diamondbacks and Timber Rattlers. Copperheads are also just gorgeous. Bushmasters are really cool looking too. I love their yellows. I think it's safe to say that I love venomous snakes in general, they're fascinating. But I'm too afraid to work with them. I'd love to if I could get over that one day though.

One of my professors was having a discussion about snake keeping with me over lunch the other day and told me about a girl she went to Grad School with who was studying the striking and feeding behaviors of snakes. She worked with all kinds, but her focus was on King Cobras and Black Mambas. She retrained the Cobras in several zoos to eat snakes so that she could study the more natural feeding behavior. That sounds so amazing! Even though vet school is my focus right now, I am also considering going to Grad School for Functional Morphology and studying snakes...(since herpetology programs are non-existent now...:( )

I have always loved the gaboon and the rhino, and always thought their hybrid was stellar. I also really like the albino and leucistic versions of the rattlers and monocled cobras. NOW, recently I saw the Mangshan Viper, I really think they are the best looking snake alive.

I think I would have to say my favorite would be the leucistic cobras. A close second would be the bush vipers, I mean look at that >http://imagecache6.allposters.com/LR...6/ZFIDF00Z.jpg

Gaboons are awesome.
Rattlers are another I'm quite fond of and living in AZ, I have seen quite a few. My favorite would probably be the timber rattler for how black they are:http://fireflyforest.net/images/fire...tlesnake-2.jpg

I don't plan to ever own any hots, although I would love to I just don't want the risk. The only exception to this will be if I do become a veterinarian I would eventually like to do some work studying venom and various diseases in snakes that are not well understood.

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Originally Posted by Coleslaw007

I think I would have to say my favorite would be the leucistic cobras. A close second would be the bush vipers, I mean look at that >http://imagecache6.allposters.com/LR...6/ZFIDF00Z.jpg

Gaboons are awesome.
Rattlers are another I'm quite fond of and living in AZ, I have seen quite a few. My favorite would probably be the timber rattler for how black they are:http://fireflyforest.net/images/fire...tlesnake-2.jpg

I don't plan to ever own any hots, although I would love to I just don't want the risk. The only exception to this will be if I do become a veterinarian I would eventually like to do some work studying venom and various diseases in snakes that are not well understood.

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Wow, that snake is gorgeous.

Some of the most beautiful creatures are the most dangerous.
I think their power adds to their beauty, though.

Mangshan viper

I love Rattlesnakes BUT will never get a hot, to much risk involved for me.

Umm, this is tough... If I'm staying state side I'd go with a canebrake. But internationally king cobras come to mind also mambas come to mind but I think the most beautiful is a belcher's sea snake.

My favorite is definitely the black mamba, those little suckers are fast and beautiful to boot.

I am dying to one day get a venomous snake (no pun intended). They are just such an amazing creature to own. I would make a huge natural display tank for it.

I'm pretty good at handling snakes, and I have some slightly venomous ones already. One of them is a real meanie and tries to bite me all the time. It's been great practice, because I now am excellent with a snake hook and tube.

I will never ever own a hot but if I did it would be a Gaboon. They are absolutely beautiful snakes!

Definitely Timber Rattlesnakes and Copperheads. I want to own each once my kids are either a little bit older or out of the house all together.