Notices |
Hello!
Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.
Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....
Please note that the information requested during registration will be used to determine your legitimacy as a participant of this site. As such, any information you provide that is determined to be false, inaccurate, misleading, or highly suspicious will result in your registration being rejected. This is designed to try to discourage as much as possible those spammers and scammers that tend to plague sites of this nature, to the detriment of all the legitimate members trying to enjoy the features this site provides for them.
Of particular importance is the REQUIREMENT that you provide your REAL full name upon registering. Sorry, but this is not like other sites where anonymity is more the rule.
Also your TRUE location is important. If the location you enter in your profile field does not match the location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected. As such, I strongly urge registrants to avoid using a VPN service to register, as they are often used by spammers and scammers, and as such will be blocked when discovered when auditing new registrations.
Sorry about all these hoops to jump through, but I am quite serious about blocking spammers and scammers at the gate on this site and am doing the very best that I can to that effect. Trust me, I would rather be doing more interesting things with my time, and wouldn't be making this effort if I didn't think it was worthwhile.
|
|
04-26-2010, 10:29 AM
|
#1
|
|
Getting into hots
looking to get into hots. what is a good snake to start off with and is there anywhere to buy one in michigan?
|
|
|
04-26-2010, 10:36 AM
|
#2
|
|
Id imagine a copperhead or a pigmy rattler, but there are NO venomous snakes with training wheels!
|
|
|
04-26-2010, 11:01 AM
|
#3
|
|
That I understand. It wouldn't be my first to deal with just my first to own. I used to move rattlesnakes from a friends farm
|
|
|
04-26-2010, 01:03 PM
|
#4
|
|
This thread has been moved out of the classifieds.
You might find some of the other threads on this topic helpful - there are a number of them.
|
|
|
04-26-2010, 01:18 PM
|
#5
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Robinsreptiles
looking to get into hots. what is a good snake to start off with and is there anywhere to buy one in michigan?
|
A copperhead would probably be the best to start with. It probably won't kill you if you get tagged but it'll hurt like Hell.
The dusky rattlesnakes are cool too, they stay smaller and don't pack the punch of the larger rattlers like the Eastern or Western diamondbacks.
You will first want to make sure that it is legal for you to keep them in the city you live in.
As for where to get something, you would be better off picking one up locally versus having one shipped with only a few legal ways of shipping hots and the costs are high with a $25 dollar box charge on top of the actual shipping costs. There are a few people who breed and or resell hots in Michigan who may have something you are looking for. If you can't find anything / anyone let me know and I'll make some inquiries as I used to live in Michigan and still know a number of people up there.
|
|
|
04-26-2010, 03:11 PM
|
#6
|
|
Tbh, id start with a rear fanged like a mangrove.
But if you wanna jump right into HOTS get a copperhead (heaven forbid if you get tagged, you wont pass away) just everything Daveness said.
|
|
|
05-04-2010, 08:53 PM
|
#7
|
|
well, i reccomend getting a water snake or other mean snake, keep it for a year, and if you get bit, start over until you can safely work with it. mangroves are good because they have poor delivery, but are very angry. mine is calmer than most, but alot are phsyco. copperheads are good, realatively calm and fairly mild venom, compared to a diamondback or a fer-de-lance. hots are no more challenging in terms of habitat, its just handling and transport that is incrementaly more dangerous. good luck, and if you want a copperhead, in your area, people will probably call you to get rid of them off of their land if you put the word out.
|
|
|
05-08-2010, 02:57 PM
|
#8
|
|
If you want to take it serious, your on the right track by asking questions. Members of this site I would recommend talking to would be BW Smith and Tim Cole. (didn't mean to leave anyone out, just posted what came to mind)
I've always figured if you are going to take up boxing, you find a coach, and you get in the ring, and you box. Although handling of non venomous reptiles with similar demeanor as a venomous you're interested in is good in some cases, I find people tend to be more relaxed, and not as on edge as they should be when having to handle the real thing for cleaning, health check ups, what ever.
Another good site for info...
http://www.venomousreptiles.org/
A good site for the tools you'll need if you don't already have them.
http://tongs.com/
Good luck. I'm working on 15 years now that I gave up keeping Hots. I do miss many aspects of it though.
|
|
|
06-06-2010, 11:03 PM
|
#9
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dannypython
well, i reccomend getting a water snake or other mean snake, keep it for a year, and if you get bit, start over until you can safely work with it....
|
Had to LOL at that...probably VERY good advice.
I've never owned venomous snakes, but have kept most native species at one time or another, as well as a few boas and a python. The single most dangerous snake I've ever had was a large water snake that just loved to bite and would work at getting an opportunity. It was very fast. Bites were nasty and it didn't take long to want to avoid it.
|
|
|
08-12-2010, 01:21 PM
|
#10
|
|
I am willing to help. I live by you. Email me if you are serious.
|
|
|
Join
now to reply to this thread or open new ones
for your questions & comments! FaunaClassifieds.com
is the largest online community about Reptile
& Amphibians, Snakes, Lizards and number one
classifieds service with thousands of ads to look
for. Registration is open to everyone and FREE.
Click Here to Register!
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:29 AM.
|
|