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ViperPaintball
at Wed Feb 28 00:17:45 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ViperPaintball ]
Seriously...I'm another one that started poking at hots at a young age. I sold Florida hots to Indian Prairie Farm (Ross Allen's old place in Ocala) for milking. It paid squat, but the thrill of field herping made it worth it. Field herping is sort of like Christmas morning...but with lots of empty boxes, and a few good ones.
Flip!
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WOW! LOOK AT THAT ONE!!!
LOL
But, anyway...I agree with "Upscale." Practice with some really unruly non-vens first and get used to hooking them (she’s young…so no “hooking jokes guys! LOL) and getting them in and out of their enclosure and safely into a holding tub. You could also get yourself a set of tubes and practice tubing them as well. Pretty much practice anything that you will face as a keeper of hots.
If you get tagged, realize that could be loss of limb, lingering disability, or death.
Mentoring is also a good thing. I got some schooling with someone experienced before I took home my first Naja.
 Houston Area Reptile Enthusiasts
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