Im living in ny state now so i never see them but i did used to see quite a bit of them at a place called Sand Mountain in Nevada. I used to ride out there. There were lots of those, rattlesnakes, and the occasional T. Actually, I remember seeing a sidewinder out there. I came very close to running it over on my dirt bike. I believe it was a Crotalus cerastes. Very cool snake.
I don`t have that Family problem, lived on my own for the last 23 years, ex Mrs went years ago. It`s funny out of all the Venomous snakes I have dealt with and kept over the years, none of them have been as toxic as my Ex - Mrs, her Venom could kill a Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) This is considered to be the most toxic Snake on the planet .
Crotalus cerastes is one on my list to get.
they are awsome. from what ive heard their venom isnt as bad as most other rattlesnakes.
They have the weakest venom out of all the Rattlesnakes, will still put you on you`re Arse for a few days though
That`s what i like about Viridis, they are one snake that will keep your wits about you, them and Crotalus scutulatus, where as I have found that WDB`s will calm down in captivity and that to me becomes a more dangerous snake. You can never get complacent .
Naa, I'll just admire them from afarI don`t have that Family problem, lived on my own for the last 23 years, ex Mrs went years ago. It`s funny out of all the Venomous snakes I have dealt with and kept over the years, none of them have been as toxic as my Ex - Mrs, her Venom could kill a Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) This is considered to be the most toxic Snake on the planet .
My Daughter comes round every now and then but she`s used to it, grown up with it. She wants me to get a Gaboon Viper.
I keep 3 of the hot Snakes in my lounge and the other 3 hots in my bedroom.
Should you ever decide to go into hot herps Mass, my advice would be keep some really nasty non venomous/aggressive species first, this will help when it comes to the snake striking at you , can you avoid the bite ?, think of it as a Venomous species. You only get one chance with a hot herp .
Should you get past that stage you should then move onto getting some Rear fanged venomous species like a Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophilia), most of these have a low toxicity venom and their delivery system is poor (Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) being the exception, nasty venom you bleed out ) most rear fanged snakes are very aggressive .
I have 35 years experience in keeping Reptiles, I didn`t got hot till 2002 that`s when I started training and it was 3 years(2005) till I got my very first Venomous snake which was a Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia) and the 2nd being a WDB.
One thing is if you are hesitant kind of person , steer clear Mass. You need to be 100% on the ball my friend when it comes to hots .
Nobody is fast enough to dodge a rattler. I'll stick to mini comodo dragons that act like dogs
Booze and Hots not a good combination Mass, lol.
I was thinking that very thing! At worst, an ackie will maybe get annoyed at the big drunk guy messing with him and maybe bite a nipple off or something. HeheBooze and Hots not a good combination Mass, lol.
I don`t have a Doobie till everything has been dealt with
