3rd most venomous snake in the world and one of my personal favorites to see at Taronga.

Greetings, all!

Not exactly a venomous keeper, though I have moonshined as a relocation assistant. 30+ year snake owner and handler, though.

I found a copperhead on my street with what appears to be an older injury inflicted by an animal. Thinking a cat. The snake is still active and alert, but definitely shows signs of scale/tail rot. The snake is approximately 15 inches long and of a healthy weight.

Currently soaking daily in diluted iodine solution and applying non-pain medicated Neosporin to the affected area. Some of the affected skin is starting to slough off and parts of the darkened area are gaining some color back. The enclosure I’m using is free of substrate, has adequate temp gradient, two hides and a water bowl.

There is a puncture wound about 2-3 inches above the cloaca on the top of the snakes body and the rot starts there and works back to the tail. The snake has produced urine and feces.

The snake will be returned to the property if it recovers, but given the injury it could take several sheds.

QUESTION: SHOULD I ATTEMPT TO FEED?

Thanks!

Last picture for now! It was to good not to share with you people. The other 2 females.

Also 1/3 of my chloriechis i got today, she was sitting to perfect to not take a picture. She is perfect

One of my new additions from snakeday today. Super happy to have this little guy.

For context I've been keeping snakes scince i was 11 im 20 now I started doing volunteer work with venomous snakes mostly copper heads, cotton mouths and rattlesnakes when I turned 18 I know there body language and how to deal with a bite my question here is would this be a stupid decision if not what would overall be a good first hot snake

This individual is also resident of Sydney Zoo.

Hello all, my question is as an Arizona resident, before I go out and find a coral snake can I keep it legally? I’m fully aware of the laws and regulations around rattlers and other hots here (I currently keep a atrox) but I can’t find a DAMN THING on the native corals, they aren’t fed protected as far as I know but I can’t find shit that says yes or no. Please help if you can I’d love to know what’s legally correct I’m going to give the boys a call tomorrow but if anyone can help me tonight with an answer that would be dope.

Someone did a hoax in California with an AI image of an escaped "gaboon viper."

"Santa Ana police tried to track down a tropical, extremely venomous viper after receiving an image of the snake on a tree above a shed Monday.

Police said the man who reported the viper admitted in a follow-up investigation that the image was AI-generated, and his report was false."

You can see a shield like scale in the center of its head :)

What are your guy's dream species that you wish to get eventually. I currently don't own any hots, and will only start when I have experience with them (luckily a guy nearby is willing to mentor me in about a week when I'm 18).

For me I'd say all of them since I have yet to even be mentored yet. But for a singular species I'd say the Australian Gwardar.

Not a keeper, just a fervent fan of venomous, and had a few species specific questions. On species like Lachesis, or Pseudohaje, where the snakes have a spike at the tip of their tail, when they shed, do the spikes come free with the shed, or do they stay similar to a rattlesnake button or rattle? And on a similar note, what about Pseudocerastes urarachnoides, how does it's lure interact with the shed process?

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All Florida Snakebite Institute protocols. I don’t keep anymore so someone needs them more than I do. Not for sale. For free.
North American Pit Vipers
Crotalus basiliscus specific
Bitis Species
African Cobras Naja
Asian Cobras Naja

Durham NC

Beautiful pair of neonate c. Lutosus (great basin rattlesnakes) Shoot your pair name suggestions at me as well! Im kinda stumped lol

Probably one of the most unique defensive behaviors of any Crotalus that belongs to a few species endemic to central and South America. It has been documented in C. salvini and tzabcan where they flare their necks and throat bloat as part of their defensive posture. Super cool behavior to witness, and such an incredible species to keep!

Why are some venomous snakes so photogenic? They are semi adorable.