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Eastern DiamondBack Rattlesnake's

I like the outdoor enclosure you have for them. Great to let your snakes get natural sun, fresh air and stretch their scales. You're a brave man...love the pics. Keep em coming.
 
Barry,
I thought I would throw these pics of the girl that lives behind my house up here for everyone to see. She is a regular here. We just snap a few pics and watch her go on her way. Easterns truly are some of the most intelligent snakes we have ever worked with. I have never free handed as well even the tamests nake bites some times. wishing you the best of luck.


 
Gorgeous shot, Samuel!

Barry, I've enjoyed your pics since you first posted, but dayum!

A stupid black widow bite to my bare foot put me in the hospital for several weeks, wracked my entire body and cost a bloody fortune some years ago when I lived in AZ. It took me years before I could bring one back into my house to keep and observe (but it was so cool when I did, lol)

I'm amazed you seem to be unfazed by what could happen when you handle.

You got some big, uh, confidence! Continue to be aware and the good keeper you appear to be.

And to those who want to pick up that hot you find in the wild for a quick selfie ... don't do it, k?
 
Nice pics.

While I do love the turn of the seasons, I really wish it were still warm enough here to take my snakes out for exercise, sun, and fresh air.
 
Free handling hots

Barry, you seem to be very impressed with yourself. I've free handled venomous snakes myself but I'm not proud of it. I was immature, inexperienced, irresponsible and impulsive. I was not brave, bold, or courageous and my balls weren't nearly the size they are now. I'll give you the daredevil and adrenaline junkie titles if you want them since my friends who laid claim to those titles prior and now deceased. It's a numbers game my friend, anyone can handle venomous snakes and not get bit most of the time. I suppose you think there's no reason to wear a seat-belt either as long as you're a good driver.
 
There is not 1 good reason to free handle a venomous snake and it's irresponsible to give the impression that this is a noble/brave thing to do. I love snakes, I love handling snakes, I have many venomous and nonvenomous snakes. There is nothing different or exciting about handling a venomous snake versus a non venomous snake other than the incurred risk. If you get off on dancing with death more power to you but please keep it to yourself. Young people can be impressionable and as dumb as it sounds the possibility of someone wanting to cool like Barry exists as long as threads like this are made. Please be a responsible member of the hot community and stop promoting the dangerous practice of free handling venomous snakes, very simply it's a stupid thing to do. See Jamie Coots if you need proof.
 
That's if you make it until Christmas Barry. Nothing personal but it would be in the best interest of the hobby if you get bit sooner than later and this behavior is seen for exactly what it is - idiotic
 
While I understand the point you were making, Tony, I believe it could have been made without basically saying you hope he gets bitten. There's no need to wish him ill, simply because he has a different philosophy.
 
A canebrake rattlesnake bit you, that's ridiculous. Timbers only bite if they're really being petered and they are usually dry bites. If it did envenomate you the response to the next bite will be worse and likely result in your death. These posts will end eventually, I can wait and add my comments at that time. I tried to warn Barry but he wouldn't listen to reason.
 
A canebrake rattlesnake bit you, that's ridiculous. Timbers only bite if they're really being petered and they are usually dry bites. If it did envenomate you the response to the next bite will be worse and likely result in your death. These posts will end eventually, I can wait and add my comments at that time. I tried to warn Barry but he wouldn't listen to reason.
 
You sir are an $#@, I have no reason to lie about being bitten in dec.1984. I may get bitten AGAIN today but unless it ends in my death I'll continue on.
Thanks again for your great concern.
 
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