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Even some of the most experienced hot keepers i know consider elapids a completely different beast than other hots. They are fast, fatal, and unpredictable. Best beginner snakes i would recommend would be copperheads (easy to obtain antivenom (for the most part), beautiful colors, venom is not as dangerous (for the most part)), Pygmy rattlesnakes (small, predictable as much as other rattlers, colorful), whitelip tree vipers (venom is not deadly (in most cases), small, easy to find as cbb). Keep in mind that when dealing with a lot of venomous snakes, most species (especially tree vipers) are going to WC compared to CBB, and this definitely plays a big part in keeping them and how they react to their keepers.
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