Handled them for years. First time it happened, and you know, this was the only time I can say I wasn't scared when I was holding it. Maybe my grip was too relaxed because I was. She twisted her mouth around on me, but couldn't quite open and get the fangs out. Yeah, sooner or later somethings gonna happen when you mess with "hot stuff". Which is why I stopped keeping them as pets. I just can't resist pulling an Austin Stevens when I'm out herping though.
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"A man that should call everything by it's right name, would hardly pass the streets without being knocked down as a common enemy." The Complete Works of George Savile, First Marquess of Halifax 1912,246

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