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CobraDreamer13

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Hi!
happy to be here, Currently a college student. But when I graduate I hope to get a Hots license eventually. My goal is to become a callmethelamp type figure. A responsible, careful, and fully qualified reptile keeper. I have already kept some difficult species such as baby rainbow boas and leaf tailed geckos. So I have some amount of skill with husbandry. I am well aware of the bad rap that this community gets and have no desire to add to its bad reputation.

NOTE: I currently live in Colorado which is a state that only allows venomous snakes for COMMERCIAL means with a license.
meaning that you can't have them as "pets" here. (I think) (someone correct me if I am wrong)

If I get really into any species I may move so I can keep them.

At the moment just wanting to say Hi!, and get a feel for the forum.
Any information from experts would be awesome.
and if any of you could point me to someone who could potentially get me my license that would be amazing as well.

I honestly just love these amazing animals, and want to better the hobby and the keeping of some of these interesting animals WITHOUT getting bit.

In the long run my plan will be to get an antivenom storage, depending on what snakes I may get.

- Owen Osterbrock :)
 
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Hi Owen, If I could give you advice to prepare. Get something like a oriental rat snake or a black racer, keep it practice handling with snake hooks tongs and hemostats learn the snakes temperament how it moves and if you don't get bit for 2 years and find a mentor I think you would be well on your way.
 
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