Quote Originally Posted by Giga View Post
Oh, I suppose I didn't even consider the venom thing - I've rarely, if ever heard of anyone being taken badly ill from a hoggy bite, and as someone with a false water cobra, and it's perfectly possible to be allergic to any snake's saliva.

That having been said, I have a false water cobra and handle him freely etc., so I might be less cautious than most. Each to their own; if people are put off by rear-fanged venomous species, that's fine!
I have a friend who ended up in hospital in a right mess after being munched on by his normally placed Hoggie .... he just had a real bad reaction presumably but his hand / fore- arm swelled up massively and there was a whole lot of black bruising for ages