Originally Posted by BlueCrowned

No judgment... just curiosity. I look at the venomous classifieds frequently because I find it interesting what all is out there to buy. I just can't wrap my head around any good reason to be putting your life in danger owning hots. A lot of these species have nonvenomous lookalikes. Green mambas for instance, you could get any number of green snakes that look very similar. I will admit some of the pit viper and cobra types are very attractive but not enough for the risk to me. So why keep such dangerous animals?