First handling of hots

[mattykyuss]

when you say handle ,in your hands ,or snake rods ?

[mattykyuss]

seen your pics as i was asking ,cheers ,mat

[mad martin]

Shame, a lot has changed since that course. Gearedup has fallen off the face of the earth, and the instructor that gave the course passed away.

[Aconite]

I saw some pics of you (Mad Martin) with some venomous on another thread. Where do you work? I looked at the pics and instantly knew it was SA. Boy I miss the bush!

I would like to do a course like the one the OP did, and there are a few still going on.
But I want it to be done responsibly and so I really need to think it thru a bit first. (I dont want it to just be a tourist thing.)
I would even just be interested in a practical snake identification course, with a variety of snakes to look at, but not handle.

But mainly I just love snakes, so anything to do with them is a plus. Although tbh I like to handle them with my hands and that is why venomous has never attracted me much.

Anyway, thanks for updating us on this old thread. Sorry to hear of the passing of the course leader.

[mad martin]

I used to work at Chameleon Village Reptile park. I was the operations director there. Now I am going solo a bit

I presented that course many many times, and there was always at least one person that didn't want to handle the animals. By day's end, everyone completes even the Black Mamba course.

As to Lizz, she was a stubborn, hard nosed bat, but she had a very good heart and she will be missed. Lizz made a fantastic leap. Four years ago she couldn't be induced to look at a picture of a snake and so forced her self to get over that fear.