Steven,

Ah, the "three most dreaded snakes to take out" column - this could be quite various and interesting, I'm sure!

I find it ironic about Crotalus horridus (two sspp. still? Or is it one species with the Canebrake now? I find conflicting sources online...), as up here in the Northeast, it is said to be quite timid and relaxed. But of course, captivity can change things, I suppose.

It's good to know larger Agkistrodon contortrix sspp. take well to a hook - perhaps that's another reason it was originally recommended to me to look into a LTC A. c. sspp. for my first hot. But as confirmed in a response to Larry, I will invest in three (3) 36"-40" hooks and at least one 24" hook anyhow.

Regarding that...Naja kaouthia, I'll presume (?), this is all Wikipedia has to say about its venom: "The venom of this species consists mainly of neurotoxin. Symptoms include headache, nausea and disorientation." No lethality?!?!?! Haha.

Timothy

>>I don't have any prolem with larger copperheads usually, the babies are the ones you spend 45 min trying to move. Pygmies do strech out and flop off but at least it isn't because they are flailing all over the place. using a second small hook solves this (I use one of the telescoping pocket hooks). By the way, The three cages I dread are a horridus that starts snapping in my direction as soon as I walk into the snake room, an over active 5' kaouthia that refuses to stay on a hook (flails around so bad i've finally resorted to a shift box), and a gaboon that I can barely get out of the cage (im looking into some of the real wide flat hooks right now) because it is so fat and heavy


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T.J. Gould

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