PAL,

. It is interesting that you had a Conophus. My second most serious bite was from a Conophus lineatus. I was in Honduras and did not know what it was but was sure it was a colubrid. Most of the colubrids including the rear fang ones are supposed to be harmless. I got bitten on the thumb and bled for several hours. Every time I thought it would stop I released the pressure and it started bleeding again. The pain was about the same as hitting my thumb with a hammer, which I have done a time or two. Where did your family get a Conophus and what species was it? If you are keeping Asian Vinesnakes healthy you must know what you are doing.

Jeff



>>I am a middle aged woman with a career and almost grown children. My family kept a little snake (which turned out to be a fairly toxic Conophus snake) during my childhood and my mother caught wild garter snakes to show to me. It didn't really occur to me that I could have a snake of my own until about a decade ago when I picked up a ball python from a pet store. We eventually gave "Fang" to a friend's nephew in part because my husband was so phobic about him. About 2 years ago I began looking into which snakes could be kept fairly easily. I discovered this kingsnake web sight and things went downhill from there(from my husband's perspective). 3 cornsnakes, 2 red-sided garters, 1 rough greensnake, one western hognose, one JC python, one IJcarpet python, Three Asian vinesnakes(these were an error in judgement as the husbandry is pretty tricky-- but they are gorgeous) AND 2 BRB's later (I will not count the milksnake who is loose someplace in the house), I think I have an almost complete collection. I do, however, keep looking for a way to move the furniture around to accomodate another 4 foot cage or two. My teen-aged boys are mortified, my 10 year old son loves the snakes. All of my friends think I am certifiably crazy and my two little girl neices want to grow up with an identical set of pets. The BRB's were a somewhat late addition and were selected for their beauty and because they would not grow large enough to require more than a 3 foot vision cage.

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