I have.

The guy at the shop (the one the council know) is a true expert been doing it since he was 16, he keeps caiman, adders, cobras e.t.c and his shop is very aptly named 'predators' lol.

He said he will be happy to give me and the family a few free handling, tutoring sessions to get the show on the road as it were.

Im not taking it lightly by any means. Im getting info first. I certainly wont be having anything venomous for a few months/year or so until I know i am gonna be ok with them.

Our snake room already has spring loaded hinges and locks so the door shuts and locks if you forget to close it properly e.t.c so we would be pretty safe.

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Good luck mate !!

Let us know how it goes !!

Cheers,

That i shall, that I shall.

Rob

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What type of snake were you planning on getting ??

Forgive me if you have already said !!

I dont really know yet, hes got a couple of horned vipers and a few puff adders at the moment, oh and his forset cobra lol. Im reckoning the puff adder to start with.

What u reckon? theres a surprising lack of info on them over tinterweb! lol.

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well puffs can be very aggressive and are big heavy bodied snakes, I can think of a couple that I have seen that have been relatively chilled though.

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Whats wrong with a copperhead or something a little less fiesty ?

Nothing as yet. I havent really read massive amounts yet cos as I say am taking it slowly. I am going for the license first then ive got what I need to research and buy.

Rob

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id do all the research first tbh, after looking into it in depth you might be put off, the risks are high, and accidents can happen bites really are horrific.

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You will need to put what you intend to keep on your license. Have a look at v. ammodytes they don't get huge and are reasonably easy to work with although they can be a bit fiesty at times. Also the Antivenin for them is the same as the European Adder antivenin.

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