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    Re: Craigslit find. Not for me but was interesting.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    To be honest, I much prefer snakes that I can interact with. Not only that, but health care & routine maintenance are much harder with hots. I got into rattlesnakes
    "accidentally"...it wasn't something I had been wanting at all but a snake that needed a new home. I don't like rattlesnakes because they are venomous (as I suspect
    that many do) but in spite of it. All snakes are beautiful & worth respect, & I wish there wasn't such a mystique created by the fact that some are dangerous & illegal
    that makes them seem so desirable...like "forbidden fruit".

    I don't really know you & it's not for me to say what you should or shouldn't do, I only hope you do lots of research first and realize the many ways that keeping such
    hots can impact other aspects of your life, & not always in ways that you want. (things like places to live & friends)
    Even experienced keepers make mistakes. I saw a show on TV once years ago. The guy works with cobras for years milking them for venom for research. He was putting one away after milking it. As he was placing the lid on the tub the cobra lived in it struck him in the stomach. He went through the video describing everything he was feeling and went through. He had a friend film the parts when he was passed out from pain. It took over 8 tubes of anti-venom and almost a month in the hospital to keep him from dyeing. After that, he had several surgeries to help with the skin issues and the softball size hole in his stomach. He has a epic scar when all is said and done. That was with someone prepared and anti-venom on hand.

    Not for me. Mad respect for anyone who does keep them.

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