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Really cool CB adult male
Whew, that is one beautiful snake. I really can't wait to get some hots....you're making my impatience worse with all the ones you're getting.
Cass
That is a beautiful snake do they get much bigger than that?
I would never handle a hot lol i would get on of those hide boxes that close and get him in that when i needed to move him or clean his cage lol.No it is full grown but do not let the size full you
But is very easy to handle on a hook
I would never handle a hot lol i would get on of those hide boxes that close and get him in that when i needed to move him or clean his cage lol.
Lol good to see someone on the same track as me lol I'm pussy when it comes to hots and would never take any risks that i wouldn't need to except making naturalistic enclosures hots look so nice in them,, i want to get a Bitis nasicornis.Yes! I clear the house of all people and put him in one of those when I do cage cleaning,even my wife's <poop> zoo lol!!!
Yes I want one of those, I have a friend that has one..very nice!Lol good to see someone on the same track as me lol I'm pussy when it comes to hots and would never take any risks that i wouldn't need to except making naturalistic enclosures hots look so nice in them,, i want to get a Bitis nasicornis.
It sucks that i can't get one till at least 3 years from now when i turn 18, but i would get that or a gaboon.Yes I want one of those, I have a friend that has one..very nice!
Hahaha well there are so few hots that get posted that I have to get excited whenever I see them.Cool that you are keeping tabs on me!!
A copperhead was my first hot about 20 years ago.I would defiantly decide to get this one before any exotic.Hahaha well there are so few hots that get posted that I have to get excited whenever I see them.
I imagine our first hot will be a copperhead or something along those lines. My ultimate hot goal, though: the fer de lance :drool:
Cass
Very good advise.The Agkistrodon is a very good beginner hot,but still most be treated as the most venomous snake in the world and no anti-venom is the right mind set to handle anything with potential to ruin your day.jere000, Bitis nasicornis require expert care as they are one of the more sensitive in the Bitis genus, hailing from central African rainforests. Definately not the best for beginner hot keepers. Especially since venom yields are in upwards of 200mg. You first need to call your local Zoo and/or hospitals to see what kind of anti-venom they carry if you are even considering keeping exotic hots, just in case. I'd stick with something more in the vein of Agkistrodon to start off with then after atleast year try some Crotalus since most Hospitals and Zoo's will have Crofab on hand. Jumping right into exotic hots is extremely dangerous, especially if you keep stuff that the your Zoo or Hospital doesn't have anti-venom for. Heres a post from the Southeast Hot Herp Society on the cost of a anti-venom and treatments/amputations that have come from hot snake bites http://www.venomousreptiles.org/forums/Experts/48012.
Its definately something to think about before getting a hot species.
they are cool,the are supposed to be indigenous to my area,but have yet to find oneNice! I have fantasy s of owning pygmy rattlers! lol the red ones!
Yes i know all of this i doubt i will ever get a hot any ways just a distant fantasy.jere000, Bitis nasicornis require expert care as they are one of the more sensitive in the Bitis genus, hailing from central African rainforests. Definately not the best for beginner hot keepers. Especially since venom yields are in upwards of 200mg. You first need to call your local Zoo and/or hospitals to see what kind of anti-venom they carry if you are even considering keeping exotic hots, just in case. I'd stick with something more in the vein of Agkistrodon to start off with then after atleast year try some Crotalus since most Hospitals and Zoo's will have Crofab on hand. Jumping right into exotic hots is extremely dangerous, especially if you keep stuff that the your Zoo or Hospital doesn't have anti-venom for. Heres a post from the Southeast Hot Herp Society on the cost of a anti-venom and treatments/amputations that have come from hot snake bites http://www.venomousreptiles.org/forums/Experts/48012.
Its definately something to think about before getting a hot species.