>>Or, things you learned the hard way...
>>For the benefit of those who are considering getting into hots I thought this could prove to be a helpful topic to get into. Maybe we could share some of those experiences that they just don’t write about in snake books...
>>Here’s my “dumbest thing I’ve ever done”
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pretty stupid; no reason for it. But, as you said, we all learn from our mistakes. I shared one of my all time gaffs on the venomousreptiles.org and venomdoc.com ; both are exceptional websites, particularly when it comes to hots.


>>The first Diamondback I ever owned I bought from a reptile dealer located just west of Clewiston here in Florida. I couldn’t wait to get it home and check it out. This was before I had ever caught one. I slid it out of its bag and onto my bed in my room. I proceeded to pin it and grab it. (that’s not the dumb part) I was not even aware of their snarl and fang pumping thing, and it promptly got both fangs snagged into my bed spread. I spent the next ten minutes trying to untangle each fang with one hand as my very first moments of handling my new EDR. By the time I got it into the cage I had prepared, I was shaking and in a sweat. Hey newbie- never pin your rattlesnake on your bed!
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

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• Post the dumbest thing you’ve ever done - Upscale, Sat Jun 3 19:27:24 2006
• Actually, pinning and grabbing it was... - Carmichael, Sat Jun 3 22:07:17 2006
• RE: Post the dumbest thing you’ve ever done - mchambers, Sun Jun 4 11:07:17 2006
• RE: Post the dumbest thing you’ve ever done - Psych4277, Sun Jun 4 11:44:18 2006
• RE: Post the dumbest thing you’ve ever done - yoyoing, Sun Jun 4 17:16:01 2006
• LOL n/p - FrankR, Sun Jun 4 18:25:19 2006
• RE: Post the dumbest thing you’ve ever done - Fredhammes, Sun Jun 4 18:30:47 2006
• RE: Some basic errors but easy solutions - nechushtan, Mon Jun 5 12:47:56 2006
• RE: Post the dumbest thing you’ve ever done - calsnakes, Sun Jun 4 11:49:32 2006
• 2 stories, one mine, one not - guttersnacks, Wed Jun 7 00:15:57 2006
• RE: Post the dumbest thing you’ve ever done - chris jones, Tue Jun 13 07:58:05 2006