A Pokie in the hand is better then 2 in the bush. Pics!!!

[esmoot]

First off, I know Poecilotheria pretty well. I have 31 and several different sp. If you decide to handle a hot sp. like this, be ready to deal with the worst.

This is one of my female regalis. I have another female that is noticeably bigger but has webbed herself up, hopefully to make an egg sack.

Here we go.

Slightly blurry. Camera in one hand, big t in the other. You probably understand.

No you perverts. That's my arm.

LIghts out.

She left little "claw" marks in my arm. Pretty hefty t. I'm out.

 

[Vayu Son]

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Cool man, but lets see some sort of warning for the kids.

-V

 

[Exodus]

Awesome pictures, have you been handling it since it was a s'ling? Or is it just really tame?

Cheers,

Ben

 

[esmoot]

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Originally posted by Vayu Son
Cool man, but lets see some sort of warning for the kids.

-V

I though I made it clear enough but ok. The hand and arm belong to a trained professional. Don't try this at home(or anywhere else).

 

[Vayu Son]

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Nice and plump too, congrats on your specimen.

-V

 

[esmoot]

Originally posted by Exodus
Awesome pictures, have you been handling it since it was a s'ling? Or is it just really tame?

Cheers,

Ben

Hey Ben. I'm not goping to re-hash the whole "aggressive" / "defensive thing since we all have many times before. In short Pokies tend to just want to hide, can run very fast and have a hot venom. In general they aren't bite crazy but when they do bite it's not fun at all.

I got this t about 4 months ago from a local guy and it has pretty much the same temperment as all of my other 30 Pokies.

 

[scottfro]

what would happen if it did bite you? how dangerous are they?

 

[Code Monkey]

Originally posted by scottfro
what would happen if it did bite you? how dangerous are they?

They are not "dangerous" in any real sense of the word if by dangerous you mean "potentially lethal" (although I suppose there is a remote, remote possibility of it if you are otherwise weakened). However, if envenomated you can expect extreme pain, swelling, nausea, and a possibility of prolonged muscle cramps or spasms in the vincity of the bite for weeks to a couple of months.

Read this for an excellent bite report from Darrin (Golden Phoenix Exotica propietor and all around good member of the T community).

 

[Vayu Son]

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Now available in portuguese!

¿quote:Originally fijado por scottfro qué sucedería si le mordió? ¿cómo peligrosos son? No son "peligrosos" en ningún sentido verdadero de la palabra si por peligroso usted significa "potencialmente mortal" (aunque supongo que hay una posibilidad alejada, alejada de ella si le debilitan de otra manera). Sin embargo, si envenomated usted puede contar con dolor extremo, la hinchazón, la náusea, y una posibilidad de calambres o de espasmos prolongados del músculo en el vincity de la mordedura por semanas a un par de meses. Lea esto para un informe excelente de la mordedura de Darrin (propietor de oro de Phoenix Exotica y todo alrededor del buen miembro de la comunidad de T).

-V

 

[SpiderTwin]

Nice pics!

Obviously you know more about poeci's than I do. I don't think I would be able to hold the one I have, this is just because I don't feel comfortable doing so. I think this is mainly due to how fast they can be.

You have a great looking regalis there. I haven't been able to fatten up my P. formosa like that, I guess I'll keep working at it.

Having 31, do you have every specimen of the species by now?

 

[Vayu Son]

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No he doesnt.

-V

 

[OB-1]

cool pix... and an even coolerT!

 

[esmoot]

I guess Vayu Son is now my spokesmen. My list on ST is not quite up to date. No I don't own them all. I have:
fasciata
formosa
ornata
regalis
rufilata

 

[Immortal_sin]

Originally posted by esmoot
I guess Vayu Son is now my spokesmen.

cool! Can he be mine as well?! I need one =D