Quote Originally Posted by frankykeno View Post
Okay I'm not trying to be a wet blanket here. I really am looking to learn but is it a good or safe thing to pick up a venomous snake, take pictures, THEN ask what kind it is?
I agree with you, Jo!
There was a guy at the Austin show yesterday that had also caught a rattler while out field herping. He had the bandage on his hand and stories of the removal of his dead flesh to prove it.