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27-04-2008, 11:24 AM
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We call any animal that is medically significant a 'hot'.
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How can u explain to someone else who doesent share that passion why they do it. Any passion is by the very nature not a logical thing, other people have passions which i fail to understand, ie mountaineering, caving, all sorts really, there not my passions,
Venomous snakes both interest me in habit and in how and why they behave, I love the species diversity in which you see within a locality. I love the challenge of trying to understand how they respond within the wild enviroment as well as captivity. For me they are an extremely misunderstood group of animals, who have a an important part of the eco systems, as our understanding of them increase so does our understanding of the eco systems they belong to. The fact they are dangerous is a risk I am willing to take. For me nothing is without danger, outside the shop is a busy road in which you are taking life and limb crossing. As it has been pointed out many other animals cause fatalities every year yet these people who choose to keep these animals a know the risks and b choose to do so anyway, for it is something they enjoy and love, what better reason is there.
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27-04-2008, 01:32 PM
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in regards to my own interest in hots and why i want to do it. the appeal for me is that i believe that the most inpressive snake lie within the venomous snake species, black mambas, king cobras and bushmasters, nothing really compares to me! if i'm honest too, the danger of it is a part of the appeal, the adrenaline rush is unparelelled when you reach down to take a gaboon behind the head. the skill and discipline it takes to keep them properly are a big part of it for me too and i am very keen to take my reptile knowledge and experience onto the next level
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27-04-2008, 11:16 PM
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I think it would be a bad day for humanity if those with a "nanny mentality" took all the risk out of our lives - no hanggliding, no dangerous animals, no racing even at track days, etc etc.
I think the criterion is not whether there is a risk to oneself but to other people. I fully support the right of a person to race their car on the track at Brands Hatch but if they do it down the High Street I hope they get busted! Similarly I don't see anything in wrong in principle with keeping venomous animals, particularly as most of them by nature are cold-blooded and largely disinterested in people. On the other hand the risk to others must be absolutely minimised. The bottom line is also that one can never totally eliminate a risk from life anyway. As someone pointed out, traffic can be a killer - not necessarily through your fault. So can gas, electricity and natural phenomena such as weather. Sorry, was that a rant? 
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