Venomous Yes Or No?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

This. I love handling reptiles, and having one I can't doesn't appeal to me, same with the safety procedures needed to clean the cage or care for one. I look at my aquarium as a piece of living art, can't really "handle" my Oscars, but I can still reach in and fix something without much work, and I don't have much to worry about if one gets out of the tank. I can see some that may see a nice display terrarium and a venomous reptile in a similar way, to watch and study only, or approach the hobby as a collector, and not a handler, but that isn't me.

I too grew up around guns, own, carry, instruct, and compete with them, and plan on passing that on to my 3 year old son. For those that are interested, but have concerns about safety, especially around young children, attending a "first steps Firearm safety" course is probably free or close to it, and will go a long way in alleviating those concerns. There are simple safety procedures that will keep people safe, most are intuitive, I suspect the same for keeping venomous, although there is a difference in an inanimate tool and a living breathing creature, and what they are capable of.

For now, I think that I'll keep watching the YouTuber, viperkeeper. I am into them, but I'm still young and I don't really want to take a fatal bite. When I get to the age of about 60 and if I'm still fit, I may consider it because the main fun that I wanted to have would be over.

I'd also like to have a lot more experience with snakes than I do now.

My vote is yes. I have a southern copperhead and she is awesome. I am very careful when interacting with her though and she is always kept under lock and key.

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