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Good Idea or Bad Idea

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Draping a coral snake on your face and justify the idea with "I was in a good mood".

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LOL his reasoning for doing it to himself... meh, if he REALLY wants to.

But advising that others go out and do this as well... not so intelligent.

I dont think its darwin worthy, but certainly not a really SMART idea. Not something id do.
 
I'm going to go with bad idea.

Also the linked page contains incorrect information regarding the physical structure of a coral snake's fangs and how envenomation occurs.
 
If he were to get bit, I would like to be the one to apply the tourniquet. :rolleyes:
 
The best thing that could happen is that coral snake bites him on the lip. effectively eliminating this idiot out of the human gene pool.
 
I'd have to say very bad idea,and if he gets bit it just gives people who hate snakes more reasons to hate them.
 
A bad idea no matter which way you look at it, and typical of individuals that want to show of.
 
I have broken light bulbs that are brighter than this guy. But I was kind of hoping to see a picture of the snake hanging from his nose.
 
In a warped sort of way, perhaps it's a good idea....for him alone.

Maybe this guy will get dead doing stupid things like that, and we'll have one less idiot showing off their brainless ignorance handling hots. :shrug01:
 
I believe bad idea. I think anyone who keeps a hot should display them in a safe and controled manner. Potential up and coming Hot keepers may beive it is a "neat" idea and follow suit or worse. Just my opinion
 
Seamus Haley said:
I'm going to go with bad idea.

Also the linked page contains incorrect information regarding the physical structure of a coral snake's fangs and how envenomation occurs.
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Beat me to it my friend. I still hear that corals are rear fanged lol
 
I find it amazing what people are willing to put up online for millions to see.
 
US coral snakes are not vicious - period. They are shy snakes, rather disinclined to bite, and have fairly small mouths & small fangs. Dangerous envenomations are fairly rare, and I don't believe there have been any deaths attributed to these snakes since the development of (the appropriate, species specific) antivenom. And exactly none of those statements justifies careless handling of a venomous snake.
Coral snake bites present much differently than those of North American pit vipers. There is generally little swelling or pain. Further, and perhaps worse, one can go for a much longer amount of time before symptoms are noted...I believe the accepted time frame is on the order of 18-20 hrs. In that time, a person can totally discount the danger of the bite, and possibly not even associate the early symptoms as a cause for concern.

*Didn't I read someplace that Wyeth was discontinuing production of Micrurus fulvius antivenom, and that US stocks were expected to be depleted by the latter part of this year?? Wouldn't it be a ***** to pull a bonehead stunt like that, get bitten, then find out there was no treatment available. :shootfoot
 
i agree, this guy is an idiot and deserves to be bitten for showing the ignorance he has shown. but then again if you think about it perhaps this could all be BS and the snake could actually be one of a few king snakes that are almost identical to that of a coral snake.
 
xanaxez said:
i agree, this guy is an idiot and deserves to be bitten for showing the ignorance he has shown. but then again if you think about it perhaps this could all be BS and the snake could actually be one of a few king snakes that are almost identical to that of a coral snake.
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It's a coral. It is not a kingsnake.

It's a bad idea because there is no reason to do it, much less take a picture of it and post it online for the world to see alongside some bad and misleadeing information about coral snakes.

I was more irritated at the information he added that indicated a coral couldn't get through human skin and inject venom than his visual asshattery. The picture only served to emphasize the bad information with proof of irresponsible handling; corals do have small fangs that are unlikely to acchieve anything beyond subcutaneous penetration but I sure as hell would never stick one within striking range of my eyelid.
 
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