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The only venomous snakes I see are copperheads crossing the roads. I stop and encourage any to get off the road, that is if there are no cars coming. So far that's the only venomous snake I've ever seen in the wild. Of course I only started looking for snakes last fall so it's all new to me.
As for keeping and/or selling WC venomous snakes, in Missouri it's illegal to sell native species, so that is moot here. You have to have a permit to own native venomous snakes and I don't, so that's also a moot issue for me. I would love to keep one of the copperheads I see but I'm not careful enough to own one. I'd get bit for sure. I know they're not THAT venomous but I know my experience is not good enough to keep one.
I would rather see these animals in a safe environment than with their heads lopped off. If you're a responsible person and know how to keep them, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to keep them.
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