"windchild",

No problem! So, You're from Japan itself?!?? That's cool!

Indeed, the genera: Ahaetulla, Boiga, and Chrysopelea are ALL of a mild venom indeed. In the few cases of allergic reactions to Boiga envenomations (which require chewing for most opisthoglyphous snakes, do note, or a somehow 'far/deep bite,' I'll call it), hospital visits are often necessary. But similar courses of action have been taken for people getting stung by Lion Fish and Anemones among other fish in the Marine hobby, and NO fatalities have occurred.

Thus, opsithoglyphous snakes with the exception of Dispholidus typus and Thelotornis spp. which have been responsible for fatalities should NOT be considered on-par with Vipers and Elapids in venom potency, and consequently should NOT be banned anywhere in my opinion.

All three of those aforementioned genera coming from SE Asia and being very popular and easy to obtain (minus Chrysopelea which can be seasonal, and their season has near-ended), You should be able to attain them easy enough. They are relatively cheap, too, with Boiga spp., Chrysopelea paradisii and C. pelias being the most expensive (here in the States at least), and also the occasional rare Ahaetulla sp. demands a high price tag.

No problem on Your issue with the board - I hadn't been on here (regularly) in years until last week with this whole thread, and I had to readjust a little. On any message page--NOT the one You're writing on--You can click "Show entire thread", and it'll make for a somewhat easier, 'indented staircase' read. Also, click "Receive notification when response is made" (or whatever it says exactly), so that You may quickly know when someone has responded to You.

Timothy

>>thanks for the feedback!
>>so these snakes are of a "mild" type of venom?
>>i'll see how hard they are to get here in Japan.
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>>sorry for the late reply, this board is super hard to read.
>>other forums show all messages on one page,
>>this forum has it all in link format.
>>PIA.
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T.J. Gould

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