Greetings!!

Having looked into the legal requirements regarding keeping of Venomous Species in a previous thread (thanks Nikki for clearing up some of the confusion) I am now interested in where you learned to keep "hots". Was there a specific reference work you used (Rattlesnakes for Dummies) or did you have to learn on the fly?? Also, is there a large "Hots" community in the Northern California area??

The idea of keeping venomous species intrigues me, but I want to see what kind of risk I would be in if I decided to pursue this line of reptile keeping. Would I have to learn everything by trial and error, or is there enough sound advice/guidance that even people with no official venomous training can learn safely??

Thanks for the input, and happy herping!!