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I've always been wondering this, as spiders are alot easier to keep. Also, the fact that you don't handle them seems to greatly reduce risk of being bit.
man i wish i could find a laughing smiley to show how much i laughed at the truth i just read.For the most part a widow just hangs there and then scoots up in a corner (if not already up in a corner)when disturbed, say by feeding.
A venomous snake just lays there, until feeding, then depending on spp. can tag you butt with a feeding response if your not careful.
Which is easier:? = widow
Oh, if a venomous snake gets sick= Potential trouble
If a widow gets sick=it dies and you get another from the basement
sadly i think getting one would only get me in huge trouble, but we'll just see what happens. if i find one, then go me.Glad I could be of help
Why, because of a dorm thingsadly i think getting one would only get me in huge trouble, but we'll just see what happens. if i find one, then go me.
not really the dorm thing, but going home for the summer. i don't think a potentially deadly spider will not receive a warm welcome in my abode.Why, because of a dorm thing
i'm pretty sure there is spider antivenom as wellwell i think easy depends
someone who wants a venomous animal may think a snake would be easier
if they have a bunch of rats to feed them
but others may be worried about them getting out
and then some people would be worried about the spider because its so small and might be more venomous than a certain type of snake
id rather have a rattler bite me than a black widow
and is there an anti venom for spiders?
just wondering i know there is for snakes
ahh, Kinda understandable especially if it was a gravid one.not really the dorm thing, but going home for the summer. i don't think a potentially deadly spider will not receive a warm welcome in my abode.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA please don't tell me the cottonmouth demonstrated parthenogenesis! hell would break loose quite literallyahh, Kinda understandable especially if it was a gravid one.
My parents were kinda lenient, they let keep a cotton mouth in my room when I was 17. Thats when I found out about parthenogenesis in Agkistrodon.
Well when I was 17 a veterinarian friend and I performed a labialectomy on her(removal of venom glands, pre-occular location) and for 1 year I force fed her. Another year went by and one morning I found 10 babies in her tank. I had never heard of parthenogenesis so I never checked to see what sex they were. So 2 years with no male, I suppose it could have been delayed implantation.HAHAHAHAHAHAHA please don't tell me the cottonmouth demonstrated parthenogenesis! hell would break loose quite literally
well i HOPE you kept records on your cotton!Well when I was 17 a veterinarian friend and I performed a labialectomy on her(removal of venom glands, pre-occular location) and for 1 year I force fed her. Another year went by and one morning I found 10 babies in her tank. I had never heard of parthenogenesis so I never checked to see what sex they were. So 2 years with no male, I suppose it could have been delayed implantation.
However I have a herp friend that has a female that has had parthenogenic reproduction with one of his A. p. conanti =well documented.
I only have records of the operation and the birth. The operation details went to Texas A&M as well.well i HOPE you kept records on your cotton!
Well I gave my 2 cents on the topicwell i think easy depends
someone who wants a venomous animal may think a snake would be easier
if they have a bunch of rats to feed them
Not to mention the fact that a snake has like 30x the reach of a widow...
but others may be worried about them getting out
and then some people would be worried about the spider because its so small and might be more venomous than a certain type of snake
The thing is, a snake is more likely to look for an escape and more than likely alot more aggressive than a widow. The widow would just chill in a corner or its web most if not all day. They are also not the best at walking on plain ground and have adapted to more alot more quickly on their web. A snake however can go through water, small spaces, and alot faster than a widow.
id rather have a rattler bite me than a black widow
Lol you say that now, a widow can give and may give a dry bite, a rattle snake WILL envenomate you and you will have to go to the hospital right away.
and is there an anti venom for spiders?
Yes there is and only for some species not every single venomous spider, same for scorpions
just wondering i know there is for snakes