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mark Captivebred Communist
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject: true or false ? |
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someone was telling me that you can have venom glands removed from venomous snakes so there no longer venomous surely thats not true ? _________________ boas and burms |
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MJ Site Moderator
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mark Captivebred Communist
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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what and once this is done apart from the bite the snake will be harmless ? _________________ boas and burms |
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JStroud Site Moderator
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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In theory _________________ Regards James Stroud |
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MJ Site Moderator
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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lol in theory haha I was at a hamburg PA show once and this guy had a albino monacled venomoid out.. showing off making the snake hood up ect well time comes for it to go back in the tub and BAM it got hm right on the fore arm ahaha served him right _________________ Paul
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Drymarchon32 Key Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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What is the general concensus about venomoid snakes. Personally I don't agree with it but I may have missed the point, anyone else got any thoughts on the subject?
Have a good one
Al _________________ Complacency killed the keeper |
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JStroud Site Moderator
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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I personally think they can be fantastic tools aiding in public awareness and training, where the prospective viewers are not aware of their status. However from an scientific and enthusiast's point of view, I wished they didn't exist _________________ Regards James Stroud |
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Just A Beginner Contributing Member
Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 89 Location: Warwickshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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I'm all against it. Its part of the digestive process for venomous snakes. Little bits of the venom glands can get left behind making the 'venomoid' potentially still dangerous. It also puts the snake at risk with unnecesary surgery just because some person wants to modify the animal to better suit them. Its as bad as the de-clawing of cats.
I just don't think there's any call for it. The venomoid is still DWA because it can reproduce to make venomous babies, and if you want to play with a venomous snake you should never have been granted a liscence! _________________
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mark Captivebred Communist
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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was only asking if it was true _________________ boas and burms |
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Scott W Site Admin
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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As James say's I think they have their place but not really in the hobby itself.
I don't believe them to be a good snake to learn 'hot skills' with because no matter what venomoid snake you are working with you still know that it can't kill you, this alone makes all the difference between handling a venomoid and a venomous snake. _________________
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