Halloween Trick or Treat?

[Stefan-A]

I remember reading an article on rattlers a while back. It seems that the mother actually did actively protect the young, apparently "herding" them for a while after they are born.

[RZL36]

Thanks guys. The ability to use words like that cost me tens of thousands of dollars

James, did you ever keep pallida? I really like those things. If I didn't live in New Jersey and had adequate elapid training, I would have a colony of those guys to be reintroduced into their native New Jersey

Stefan, I remember something to that degree too.

[Stefan-A]

I think it was something about protecting them from the heat and not from predators. I really should look it up again.

[adamanteus]

Rich, I had a group of three young Red Spitters for a very short while (just a couple of weeks), they were truely beautiful creatures. N. nivea was the most interesting/entertaining/scary Cobra I ever had. I kept one for about 18 months and never relaxed with it in the house!

[RZL36]

Capes are too much. Super venomous and agile. Might as well keep dendroaspis. Too scary for my liking. Would rather be bit by a shark.

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by RZL36

Capes are too much. Super venomous and agile. Might as well keep dendroaspis. Too scary for my liking. Would rather be bit by a shark.

You're right, N. nivea are fearsome. Masters of the multiple strike too!
Ironically, N. pallida is the one species that is easily obtainable in the UK...the zoos are overrun with them. I would only have to ask and I could have some tomorrow. Of course these days, with a child in the house, I have no venomous at all. Maybe when she grows up?

[drache]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

Rhea, Rattlers don't lay eggs, they're live-bearing.

Oops again
thanks for clearing that up
I read too much at once - it all gets jumbled up in my mind

[Stefan-A]

Anything that will chase you across the room is too much for me. Wouldn't consider any "true" venomous snakes at this point, but I know I'll eventually give them a try. Speaking of Dendroaspis and sharks, that's exactly what D. polylepis' head reminds me of; the head of a great white.

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

that's exactly what D. polylepis' head reminds me of; the head of a great white.

Yeah! it's that blank, black eye! Scary stuff!
When I get back into venomous again (and I will one day) it will be only vipers, I'm too old and slow (and wise!) for Elapids now. I want to keep Calloselasma rhodostoma again and Deinagkistrodon acutus.

[RZL36]

...and then moves out? I know if my kids are anything like me (don't have any), they are gonna be way too curious for me to keep hots. I want move out of state and build a barn so I can keep some before the child bug bites. I really don't want anything too serious, but I would like to keep all of the agkistrodon complex (from cantils to copperheads).