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Originally Posted by Stefan-A
James,
Any suggestions for a first venomous snake? Any suitable Vipera (not berus)? I have no intentions of getting bit.
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Definitely Copperheads (
Agkistrodon contortrix), Stefan! Really pretty, settle well to captivity, breed readily, available in Europe and if things go terribly wrong the venom isn't very potent (comparitively speaking). I love them to bits!
Some of the other European
Vipera species would be interesting too,
V. aspis etc. But watch out for the venom there, some are more potent than they're given credit for.