Favorite Venomous?

[WarriorPrincess90]

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

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

Gaboon Vipers are my absolute favorite...and I'm noticing a trend regarding that species. They're just so gorgeous and their little heads are adorable. (I doubt anyone but the snake community would make a statement like that...) 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... )