Quote Originally Posted by MasSalvaje View Post
I understand that no one here wants them banned, but if we start bringing up terms like mildly venomous, that is just adding fuel to an all ready growing fire in some cases. Someone may see that as a reason to ban them. Lyre snakes and true Keelbacks are already banned in my state, for simply the same reason we are mentioning here.

As I have stated before I am very much against having something labeled incorrectly. It promotes improper husbandry issues and can be very harmful to the new keeper and more importantly the snake. Keep sending your emails, but be careful that one of our own arguements does not come back to bite us.

-Thomas
your concern and heart is in the right place, however, there is no point to conceal information. That's how accidents happen, if a person knows to handle with relative caution, then they are much less likely to get bit. Mildly venomous is the correct term. To "hide" that fact, or neglect to acknowledge it, would be ignorant on my part, and misleading to others. When people ask me if a snake like that is "harmless" I respond, "99% of the time, yes. But they should still be handled with caution and awareness." If my use of mildly venomous concerns them, they can research that term and realize that it's not a major threat. They sell hognoses and they already know that they are rear fanged and mildly venomous. I will continue to use the proper terminology when referring to rear fanged snakes, I will not allow a slightly possible ban to intimidate me or inhibit my use of terminology and information.