Resources/Advice for Vipers

[Bogertophis]

I appreciate everyone's concern. At this point I am just researching and if I don't feel confident I will not move forward. I realize the danger and the intense attention to detail that comes with owning a Hot, and you guys have just reinforced those concerns, so thank you. I've had a few ball pythons over the years, and I know a venomous snake is on another level, which is why I am researching.

I appreciate all the feedback!

Just a thought: BPs have virtually nothing in common with vipers- they don't give you experience in "reading" different types of snakes-not their "body language" & not anticipating their behaviors.

I hope you "research" for several years, & in the meantime, try keeping more active & challenging-but-harmless snakes for practice. Overall snake experience helps more than you think, & if it's just a challenge you're looking for, you don't need venom anyway. I can appreciate what you're trying to say, but "confident" people get bit all the time...that's part of the problem.