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Please tell me you're not trying to destroy this awesome thread.
Are you kidding? I was one of the largest reptile breeders in the U.S. until I cut back about 5 years ago, I still have several hundred snakes myself. I'm not trying to destroy any thread! I'm just concerned that proper precautions are not being taken with venomous animals. More and more each year it's getting harder and harder to keep venomous animals because of "accidents". Looking at the many pictures that were posted they appear to be in aquariums which really are not that safe for any snakes, especially venomous. Any responsible keeper of venomous reptiles keeps them in a secure cage like Neodesha's and in a locked room that is snake proof from possible escapes and also people proof from unwanted visitors entering unattended which is also generally required by most states.
Let me just ease your mind here. The photos I am posting, we have taken the snakes out of there living quarters to take the photos. We are placeing the snakes on my office desk right beside my computor to get the pics. The pygmy was lying on my office chair. The only snake I showed not out of its living quarters was the affrican puff adder. The reason for this is he has an EXTREMLY bad attitude and its way to dangerous for us to attempt a photo in this manner.
My snakes have a room that is totally secure. Even if one were to escape its living quarters it can not get out of the "snake room." We have never had this happen anyway. Also I have a pad lock on the outside of this door just in case company with children is over so no accidents will happen. We know what we have and take the extra precautions for safety.
The state is well aware of what we have. Just a few short years ago it was legal to keep any snake on the planet. There was a man in Moody Al. that let a 7 foot spitting cobra get loose in his community and a 15 year old boy down in Montgomery got bit by a copperhead and got scarred and he turned a black manba and a gaboon viper loose on purpose.
Now the snakes that got loose don't know to hybernate so if they didn't find somewhere warm to spend the winter they didn't make it. We actually got asked to help hunt the cobra but it wasn't found.
This is when the law got changed. To get a licence and permit to keep these type snakes was not easy. It actually was tougher than we thought. Only two people in my county got the licence. We know of a lot of people that had to get rid of there snakes because of the new law. The authorites were not convinced on there skills handling the snakes and also there living quarters. We felt very priviledged to have gotton the licence.
Also Snakeman has been handling venomous snakes for 50 years now. That is a lot of years experience. There are no children living in my home so no danger there. There has been many other snakes I have wanted to photograph since I started this thread but on the day we decided to remove them from there living quaters they were not cooperating so thats when you wait until another day to get your photos.
I hope this eases your mind some. We do know the dangers and we are responsible venomous snake owners. We also do alot of educating whether it be from a snake show or just here at the house. We always encourage people to leave snakes alone if they encounter one unless they definately know its not venomous. We have worked with the public for years now on the many snake catch and removal jobs we have went on.
Please tell me you're not trying to destroy this awesome thread.
Are you kidding? I was one of the largest reptile breeders in the U.S. until I cut back about 5 years ago, I still have several hundred snakes myself. I'm not trying to destroy any thread! I'm just concerned that proper precautions are not being taken with venomous animals. More and more each year it's getting harder and harder to keep venomous animals because of "accidents". Looking at the many pictures that were posted they appear to be in aquariums which really are not that safe for any snakes, especially venomous. Any responsible keeper of venomous reptiles keeps them in a secure cage like Neodesha's and in a locked room that is snake proof from possible escapes and also people proof from unwanted visitors entering unattended which is also generally required by most states.
Let me just ease your mind here. The photos I am posting, we have taken the snakes out of there living quarters to take the photos. We are placeing the snakes on my office desk right beside my computor to get the pics. The pygmy was lying on my office chair. The only snake I showed not out of its living quarters was the affrican puff adder. The reason for this is he has an EXTREMLY bad attitude and its way to dangerous for us to attempt a photo in this manner.
My snakes have a room that is totally secure. Even if one were to escape its living quarters it can not get out of the "snake room." We have never had this happen anyway. Also I have a pad lock on the outside of this door just in case company with children is over so no accidents will happen. We know what we have and take the extra precautions for safety.
The state is well aware of what we have. Just a few short years ago it was legal to keep any snake on the planet. There was a man in Moody Al. that let a 7 foot spitting cobra get loose in his community and a 15 year old boy down in Montgomery got bit by a copperhead and got scarred and he turned a black manba and a gaboon viper loose on purpose.
Now the snakes that got loose don't know to hybernate so if they didn't find somewhere warm to spend the winter they didn't make it. We actually got asked to help hunt the cobra but it wasn't found.
This is when the law got changed. To get a licence and permit to keep these type snakes was not easy. It actually was tougher than we thought. Only two people in my county got the licence. We know of a lot of people that had to get rid of there snakes because of the new law. The authorites were not convinced on there skills handling the snakes and also there living quarters. We felt very priviledged to have gotton the licence.
Also Snakeman has been handling venomous snakes for 50 years now. That is a lot of years experience. There are no children living in my home so no danger there. There has been many other snakes I have wanted to photograph since I started this thread but on the day we decided to remove them from there living quaters they were not cooperating so thats when you wait until another day to get your photos.
I hope this eases your mind some. We do know the dangers and we are responsible venomous snake owners. We also do alot of educating whether it be from a snake show or just here at the house. We always encourage people to leave snakes alone if they encounter one unless they definately know its not venomous. We have worked with the public for years now on the many snake catch and removal jobs we have went on.
