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Any Handlers Near 727?

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Hello, I posted previously about looking for experience and was wondering if there was anyone out there with a collection who would be willing to teach me as an intern near the 727 and surrounding area in Florida. Thank yall!
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Giving big red flags bro. Your last post was looking for experience in Ohio, when someone told you Ohio was pretty much closed to venomous, now you’re saying Florida? Appreciate people trying to go through the correct steps to get into things, but something seems a little bit off here 🤔
 
I've lived in the 727 area prior so it's just a familiar area and I know FL laws are much more open, I wanted to pursue some kind of shadow/intern and wouldn't mind moving back for a time to get experience handling. Apologies not sure how to pursue something like this just trying to see all possibilities
 
That makes more sense. There’s a lot of negativity towards things right now so a lot of things come off sketchy. Kudos on trying to do things the correct way and best of luck on the journey. Definitely very rewarding and worth it. Facebook groups are definitely a solid place to start with finding a mentor!
 
Except that Florida laws are not open. There are three distinct permits for venomous keeping in the state of Florida: one for elapids, one for viperids, and one for rear-fanged colubrids. All of which require 1000 hours of experience documented with an existing permit holder, per permit. And once the permit is acquired, there are a plethora of requirements on secure caging, cleanliness, and mandatory inspections by state officials.

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I second Travis's statement of seeing some major red flags.
 
With the laws open I more meant for the possibility of shadow/intern/getting experience to work towards the permit, only easier place is Tx (to my knowledge) because its just a $20 permit. Apologies for throwing flags just not sure on how to start my research or where to look.
 
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