Venomoids?

YEP, THATS THE MAIN PROBLEM HERE-COPPERHEADS.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SPENDING LAST EASTER (2001) IN
HOSPTIAL DUE TO A BITE I GOT THE DAY BEFORE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. I FOUND 13 WITHIN 300' OF MY HOUSE LAST
YEAR INCLUDING THAT ONE. WE HAVE A WILDLIFE PRESERVE
ABOUT 4 MILES AWAY WHERE WE RELEASE THEM. HOWEVER,
I MUST SAY I WOULD RATHER TAKE A BIT FROM THE COPPERHEAD (SHORT THE VENOM <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> THAN TAKE ONE FROM A
5' RED-TAIL OR BLOOD PYTHON. THE COPPERHEAD JUST FELT
LIKE A QUICK PRICK, DIDNT HURT AT ALL (FOR 30 SECONDS OR SO). TAKING A HIT OFF OF A BOID IN COMPARISON, TO ME
IS MUCH MORE PAINFULL, AND USUALLY ALOT BLOODIER.
EITHER WAY MY SON WOULDNT BE HANDLING EITHER. OUR BOIDS ARE LOCKED AWAY EXCPET FOR HIS PET BALL. IF WE HAD A VENOMOID HE WOULD NEVER HANDLE IT, ITS JUST THAT &quot;REMOTE CHANCE&quot; OF ESCAPE THAT I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT. <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>

GOD BLESS!!
BEN@C.R.C.

As to children. Boys will be boys. I have a 4 and 7 year old that love to help take care of the reptiles. Some day I would like to own some hots myself. But I would want a Venomoid first. Just because yes I can go and help someone who owns hots to learn to handle them and take care of them but I would also like to handle them at my home to get more experience before I aquire a hot.

As to kids it is best to teach them everything we know.