question????

[jeffh231979]

ok so i have been looking on here at all the pretty hot snakes out there and was wondering about milking.. Do you have to milk them? and if you do what do you do with the venom that you get??? Just wanting to know

[DutchHerp]

I don't keep venomous snakes, but I know people that do, and I plan on keeping them in the future.

You don't have to milk them; most people that do it use it for the use of antivenom, or to sell it. Al Coritz (viperkeeper) made a very interesting video on why people milk snakes, and that it takes too much time (and is thus way too dangerous) to make a sufficient profit.

I, for one, will not milk my hots when I get them.

[jeffh231979]

i wanna get a hot i was thinking of a WDB i have been reading and it seems they are one of the more easy ones to care for

[DutchHerp]

i wanna get a hot i was thinking of a WDB i have been reading and it seems they are one of the more easy ones to care for

How much experience do you have with snakes in general? Have you ever kept an aggressive species of snake? If so, how often have you gotten bit?

[jeffh231979]

as far as experince goes i have been keeping snakes for several yrs, really nothing too aggressive.. like i said it is a want

[DavidG]

Depending on the state you might have to milk. Here in AL you are only allowed to keep hots if you milk them for scientific reasons. It requires a permit and many man hours dealing with them. If I remember correctly keeping hots where it's illegal is a class C felony.

[jparker1167]

if your only keeping them like most do there is no reason to milk them its not only a big risk to the person but stressful for the snake. if you milk a snake dont expect to sell the venom to make av.

[redpython]

some of the people you see on tv and in photos milking venomous snakes only do it for show, and no other reason whatsoever.

its not like you can just milk the snake and say, here is the venom...pay me! more tedious process than that.

if you are ever in the red river gorge area or lexington ky area, i highly suggest a trip to the ky reptile zoo. they milk daily.

[Beardedragon]

i wanna get a hot i was thinking of a WDB i have been reading and it seems they are one of the more easy ones to care for

Do not forget that you might have to get a permit, which takes 1000 hours and over a year to get.

[ncbloods]

Do not forget that you might have to get a permit, which takes 1000 hours and over a year to get.

Not in SC