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I stumbled accross this little video of gaboon striking power in action, they really are impressive snakes ...thought it might be abit educational for those considering getting a gaboon..


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that is a pretty cool video of the gaboon viper i love the reaction the guy saids when he moves his berg's adder
 
All of the videos were excellent. They certainly show just how fast some of those snakes can be. I was especially impressed by the saw-scaled viper.
 
nothing like the explosive power of the strike of a big Bitis...it's also pretty cool how many gabby's will hold their prey up off the ground after they strike
 
With something so dangerous..I could never understand them costing just $80! Go figure..
 
I guess I figure that you should be willing to pay for a snake that could kill you.

Ie..money down would show a genuine desire to keep the snake, and would perturb any one from buying them "just to own a hot"
 
you do pay for them - secure housing setups, research, extra husbandry steps (and frequently permit fees), etc. Shipping is less convenient. I understand your point, but I disagree with it for this reason: having money does not imply responsibility. Raising the bar financially will not change the ratio of responsible hot keepers to thrill/status seekers (or other yahoos)
 
I just figure a snake costing $600 bucks will make me think a LOT harder about my genuine desire for it, than a snake costing $80.

At the moment I'm sweating thinking about laying out $300 for an arboreal! :D I mean, I want one, but thats a load of cash..without a cage even!

But you're right, to some folks they'd buy it no matter how much it cost..me, I cant afford the big buck snakes, so if I do buy one..I know it's because I really, really want the snake.
 
Another way of looking at it is that if the price tag was higher, you'd have more people trying to cash in. Look how many people have started working with balls, with $$ in their eyes.
Bottom line is that you can't regulate stupidity, either with legislation or by affecting cost.
 
hhmoore said:
Bottom line is that you can't regulate stupidity.
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So very true..LOL!

(Harald..I IMed you about something a little, wondering about your thoughts on the matter.)
 
Very many people underestimate the power of BITIS ssp. I have worked with a lot of species of bitis. And in my own opinion the BITIS family of snakes are by far the most unperdictable species of hot. Their was a pet shop about a 1/2 hour away from me. And they had some gabbys, and i was playing dumb asking amature questions. The guy who was selling/keeping them. Said that gabbys are very slow strickers with a mild venom. Now rember he just got those snake's a couple of days before i was their. Than i told him i was experienced bla bla bla. So i told him to feed them, he threw the rat in and when he saw how they can strick like lightning in all directions he was SHOCKED. That just shows, people think that a some what short and fat snake like a gaboon would strick and move slow, NOT TRUE AT ALL. And i know the guy that shot that video his name is Al C. I met him at the last Hamburg show, he's a really cool guy. With a lot of awsome species.

Vinny D
 
Those videos are awesome! :yesnod:

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Safety First!!!!!

Some nice videos, BUT.....................
Obviously one of them real smart and safe hot handlers. :rolleyes: Feeding that gabby with tweezers, the cottonmouth stunt with the camera, I could go on, but they all IMO are unsafe rookie type practices that don't really seem to have an educational purpose save for the speed in which these snakes can strike. You can show that just as well from a safe distance.

Thumbs down for safety. (or lack of)


Rick
 
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