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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• Boiga blandingii info please........ - mangrove, Sat Mar 11 16:20:51 2006
• Question.... - goini04, Sat Mar 11 16:26:04 2006
• RE: Question.... - SnakesAndStuff, Sat Mar 11 17:49:39 2006
• RE: Question.... - Carmichael, Sat Mar 11 18:54:48 2006
• RE: Question.... - mangrove, Sat Mar 11 21:41:38 2006
• RE: Question.... - SnakesAndStuff, Sun Mar 12 13:57:21 2006
• He should already have what he needs. - eunectes4, Sun Mar 12 14:03:51 2006
• thanks for the info eunectes! - mangrove, Sun Mar 12 14:14:47 2006
• In all fairness - eunectes4, Sun Mar 12 14:45:03 2006
• At least you all care! - mangrove, Sat Mar 11 22:01:00 2006
• RE: At least you all care! - goini04, Sat Mar 11 23:39:06 2006
• RE: Question.... - mangrove, Sat Mar 11 21:36:57 2006
• RE: Question.... - eunectes4, Sun Mar 12 06:43:14 2006
• RE: Boiga blandingii info please........ - KRZ, Sun Mar 12 09:09:51 2006
• Here is a start... - eunectes4, Sun Mar 12 09:55:54 2006