Hot owners in LA\MS

[Skyrivers]

I did the same. No one around me spoke up or owned big snakes. I bought a burmese at 4 ft and hes around 8 now, i have a baby burm, a 5 ft retic and a baby retic. Just learning as I go with them. My next buy will be a Gaboon Viper. I'd really rather learn more about the venomous trade before just jumping into one of those. Need to learn the proper hook techniques, how they approach feeding, opening enclosure safely etc. Things I would REALLY like to learn before owning one.

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You can never let your guard down with HOTS ever. I saw a video once about a guy who was very experienced with King Cobras. He let his guard down for a split second when putting it back in the tub he kept it in and BAM he was bit in his stomach area. His friends filmed the entire thing including the car ride to the hospital. He described everything he went through. Was not pleasant at all. Even with proper treatment he almost died and the necrosis of tissue left a huge hole that took months to heal. I agree that before diving into them that is good to get experience.

I feel like I came off as defensive in my response based off your first line of text. Know that I was not being defensive or bashing your statement or anything.

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Na,.... I know where you are coming from.