i just read(what was ur first DWA?)

[kerry and chris]

hello everyone
i didnt want to highjack that thread but i read that alot of people were mentored. . .
i havent been in the hobby long, my partner and i do have many royal pythons 2 burmese pythons and a el salvador dwaft boa (because they are so cute) and have been looking into maybe getting either a green tree python or a green cat eyed snake.
when reading the thread about you guys and girls getting mentored i was like wow i want some of that (sorry got excited)
i love the look of some dwa snakes but cant imagine owning one but would love to be mentored / work with some so if any of you could give me an idea of where to get started that would be great !! cant offer much in return other than a thankyou but anything would be great
thanks for reading my essay . . .

[Owzy]

I struggled for ages so went out and found some adders just to start... then thanks to a girl annoying a few keepers on here when I started a thread asking about possibly seeing some DWA rooms I was invited round a few places... those guys were/are brilliant and help me out whenever.

To get more experience however when in India I worked rescuing snakes in a city, then I went down to a rainforest & followed a King around for a month, ran into plenty of snakes there as-well. Ran into some in Borneo & Oz also so I got to handle a wide range of snakes. I am still in the process of getting a DWAL (I need to know whether I will have to move away for a NATS training course before I apply)

It can be really hard to find someone to mentor you but I think if you show your genuine & interested eventually something will come up.

[kerry and chris]

thank you i didnt think it would be easy but i will do my best to show im serious and would like all to know that im a good listener and will do nothing other than what i am told if anyone can find it to give me a chance and it also gives them a chance to have a good session with there snakes im going to try keep on top of this thread to see if i can find someone who is willing to let me make my start by showing me one of there dwa rooms
thanks again

[ermgravy]

Originally Posted by Owzy

I struggled for ages so went out and found some adders just to start....

and you have the cheek to call people trolls after that stupid post u deserve to get banned..... umm DEFRA>>>>

[exoticsadmirer]

Originally Posted by ermgravy

and you have the cheek to call people trolls after that stupid post u deserve to get banned..... umm DEFRA>>>>

What you can't go into the wild and handle an adder now-adays oh no!

[Owzy]

Originally Posted by ermgravy

and you have the cheek to call people trolls after that stupid post u deserve to get banned..... umm DEFRA>>>>

lol your a moron clearly!

I said found, when does that mean take genius!!! Many of the keepers in the UK have found them, they, like me take pictures then let go.

[ermgravy]

2d text mate u know very well how that would be interpreted, if not pot calling kettle black.... pfft u want adder pics come to my garden welcome to the forest...... how about u say what u mean in the first place?

[Owzy]

Originally Posted by ermgravy

2d text mate u know very well how that would be interpreted, if not pot calling kettle black.... pfft u want adder pics come to my garden welcome to the forest...... how about u say what u mean in the first place?

As described by the Princeton website

Found - come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

Where in that definition, or any for the word for that matter, does it mention taking, or keeping? If I meant I went and found and took adders that is what I would have said.

[Azemiops]

Originally Posted by ermgravy

2d text mate u know very well how that would be interpreted, if not pot calling kettle black.... pfft u want adder pics come to my garden welcome to the forest...... how about u say what u mean in the first place?

Owen clearly stated in his post that he went out and found Adders. Nothing was mentioned about him taking them, so im pretty sure he said what he meant. And then you repsonded with a very unjustified and uneducated repsonse. You are also clearly not be aware that there is nothing illegal about taking Adders from the wild, so long as you have a current DWA licence. They are only protected from being injured, killed or sold.

[wildlifewarrior]

Originally Posted by ermgravy

and you have the cheek to call people trolls after that stupid post u deserve to get banned..... umm DEFRA>>>>

what would defra do....no laws have been broken! i often find ALOT of adders in my wildlife garden which is open to the public....then again it is just that...a wildlife garden....nothing illegal about finding adder....keeping them with a DWA on the other hand ...