Venomous Training.

[californiakingsnake]

Okay people you got me, thank you for all your "support" I guess you would call it. I will research a mentor around. Since someone thinks I posted about a retic just trying to get a response out of you, That is completely false. I have pondered on getting one for a while now, and now decided that I do indeed want one. So please people enough, I am tired of this, and I can see that i have become one of the posters that I am sure people dont like. So thank you.

[John1982]

Okay people you got me, thank you for all your "support" I guess you would call it. I will research a mentor around. Since someone thinks I posted about a retic just trying to get a response out of you, That is completely false. I have pondered on getting one for a while now, and now decided that I do indeed want one. So please people enough, I am tired of this, and I can see that i have become one of the posters that I am sure people dont like. So thank you.

I don't think people have a problem with you personally, least I don't. You may consider trying to learn from your "mistakes", especially if you want to work with hots and large constrictors.

[californiakingsnake]

Oh I understand. My plan for my life has always been to go to college and master in herpetology (guess it would have helped to add this info wouldnt it?). I have always loved reptiles and I take very good care of the ones I have, I go out of my way to keep them healthy. When my favorite boa (my first ever snake) got mites I spent hours and hours of research and spent lots trying to care for it. As for the large constrictors I do honestly think I am ready for them, but that shouldnt have to do with this thread. So please, lets allow this to die down.

[John1982]

If you want the thread to die, stop posting.. What I was hinting at about learning from your mistakes, an adaptation you have yet to grasp.. If you decided to blow a kiss at your 20 foot retic, point blank, and got bit in the face, would you do it again and again and again?

[Austin236]

I'm currently going through 1000hrs of training with licensed venomous keepers to get my permit to keep them privately. To be honest, even if the law didn't require it, I would still go through a bare minimum of 1 year of mentored training with HOT's. I thought I was going to be a smart little [person] and know everything when I went into it, and I learned 5x the info I thought I knew before I even got to handle one snake. It's better to go the smartest, safest route when it comes to working with venomous snakes and large constrictor's. I know first hand because I have worked with large constrictors for 7 years and venomous for the last year or so and I can tell you neither are to be underestimated. So my word of advice along with many others is to change your attitude a bit and definitely search around your area for someone who has lot's of experience with HOT's that is willing to mentor you for a year or so, and bud... have a very safe and smart journey into the world of venomous snakes.