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Old 05-14-2005, 09:56 AM   #3
old guy
Let's elaborate on the Mo. law of venomous...

in order to have native species of hots you need the Class 11 permit . You also need to register your hot keeps with your county law enforcement in which has brought up some serious controversy in the way of emergency agencies might handle a situation at your residence. I have told my friend that has those monster crotalids and other foreign species he had better make a sign where the " hot room " is so the agencies can be safe and or treat the situation if it comes up to where he would not be denied as some of us have heard would happen either by jokes or straight out fear ! Here in Kansas we are still awaiting to see if the state goes through with the ban of venomous. I have been told that it was dropped after finally becoming a bill and going before the senate or house but cannot be found if this indeed happened. Several species of our venomous are on a " sinc " list. Even if a den area or habitat > ( I still say this is the most threatening scenario ) < goes under we cannot touch the species. I still collect a few crotalids and yes , if they should drop babies or i accidental breed them I will sell them. But I fear these days will be over soon as I read about all the bites of captive hots and as i have said before, it seems more bites by the " savvy " or veterans are happening more and more these days. I also know that there is an interest of insurance companies denying health, life and home owners policies on your keeping venomous and these insurance companies are some of the major ones. I would like to know the situation of the person that started this thread on her insurance capacity of the above. If I understand it correctly, I thought that I had read that in her facility there was a bite situation not to long ago ? If there wasn't, sorry for the misunderstanding.



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Originally Posted by Karen Hulvey
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.