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    Re: OK I keep getting flack for keeping my snakes in a rack system

    Quote Originally Posted by Crotalids View Post
    Oh really? How about i take a picture of me handling one of my Gaboon's for you tomorrow? And you can take a few pics of you handling some Gab's also to prove you have experience with them.

    They are not identical in care and behavior at all. Nasicornis are incredibly prone to stress, and in general are far more nervous than Gaboons. If you're so experienced in this matter please do tell me on the whole what is the different between the two Gaboons in temperament.

    Please tell me how you would keep each of the three species, Bitis nasicornis, Bitis rhinoceros and Bitis gabonica - The two gaboons listed, are two very different species in themselves.

    Again you proved you don't know much about the topic. Venom toxicity from the three Bitis species listed above is low. It is the yield that makes them dangerous and the size of the fangs, allowing for envenomation deep into muscle tissue and into main arteries.

    True, they are lazy. But you obviously have not witnessed a pissed off Gaboon, their burst of speed are short but powerful, and with their muscles they make it almost impossible for you to hook them properly.
    hmmm ok they have a low venom toxicity. Clinical aspects of envenoming by Bitis Nasicornis

    It is not only the yield but the potency of the venom. There care is very similar. As far as stress goes in the B. Nasicornis...... My ball pythons stress easier than any of our Rhino's did.
    Unfortunately Venomoids are not legal to own here in CT. When we did we lived in Texas. One day we will move back to TX and will get back into Rhino's as they are one of my favorite snakes.

    I have had more problems keeping Ball Pythons than we ever did with Rhino's. Go figure.
    Last edited by TessadasExotics; 10-29-2012 at 10:19 PM.
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