I think your only source for knowing LD50 on this snake is going to be Dr. Frye. I have a lot of doubt many other people have done LD50 work on colubrids (besides maybe a few African arboreals).

If you are trying to keep from people having a "bandwagon" response, you might want to clarify what you mean when you say you treat boas the same as elapids. I will guess you might mean you give all snakes the same level of dedicated care for husbandry. I certainly know their handling methods should be drastically different.

If you have small boids locked up in secure enclosures inside of locked and secure rooms, I congratulate you for the extra level of caution. With peoples irrational fear of snakes, you don't want anything getting out.

On another note, I didn't see the 15 year old since I do not normally go in the rear-fang forum. But I do not think asking why you were given a hard time when a 15 year old was not is the most mature response for the topic.

I remember a "poser" is an old skateboarding term used to describe bad skaters. I hardly feel it is an accurate description of Mr. Carmichael, who has been working with venomous snakes longer than you or I have been alive. I think the "curator" title at the bottom of his posts should have clued you in on that.

And I also want to say I am a bit jealous of the snake on the way. Have fun with it and show some nice photos.

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