hi im from south yorkshire, well sheffield to be precise. I have spoken to my local snake shop and reptile supplier as i am interested in one day owning some dwa's, ie rear fanged or even front fanged venomous snakes. I have heard that it is hard to get a dwa licence unless you have a mentor? is this true and if so is there anyone in my area that would be willing for me to learn from them, kinda buddy up with them and help out/learn. i have heard that this is about the best experience and training that you can get prior to owning a dwa. By the way before you all start thinking that im mad or have no idea etc etc, i have been keeping snakes for some years now and am used to them, just have not had any venomous ones!

nearly all of the commonly available rear fanged snakes are not DWA anyway

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ahhh thats worth knowing as i didnt realise they were not dwa's also. i would still like to learn more about the more venomous ones. thanks for the input on that one

the short answer is yes, you will find your council much mroe willing to grant a licence if you have a good few hours of mentoring with a REGISTERED LICENCED keeper of venomous. It would be even better (makes the vet and council happier) if you choose a species you want then get experience with that species or another like it.

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thanks mason, i thought that would be the case that it would be much easier if i had some mentoring before hand, its just finding someone that would be a mentor for me with the hots!

I dont mean to hijack your thread here but I have been thinking the same thing about a mentor in my area so if there is anyone in the NW that could help please let me know.

Thanks

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Some things are Public Domain - i.e. you have a right to know. We're looking into buying a house and we can go to the council and find out how much our potenrial neighbours houses cost. Would it be worth while ringing up the council and asking if they have a list of DWA keepers in the area, or if the council could at least contact them on your behalf?

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If your close to liverpool have a word with the school of tropical medicine as they will know someone, or may let you in with them

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school of tropical medicine, now that is a awesome idea, thanks for that, ya know it would be worth the drive from sheffield to there to get the exprience!

yeah thanks,

I'm not too far from Liverpool, I'll have a word with them

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