Okay this is pretty lame but my mom is making me do it...she recently read that Western Hognoses are venemous, this is a proven fact, no arguement there from me, however she is worried that if I get bit I might have an allergic reaction to the venom. I tried to convince her that the chances of that are slim to none but to no avail. Could someone please post a response stating that W. Hognoses rarely ever bite and when the do their venom is not fatal...

Thanks in advance,
Ralph

P.S. I just got my lil' western hog two weeks ago and I absolutely love him, he is a great "handling" snake, he never bites and he took a F/T pinky with out a second of hesitation...I really love him and will not get rid of him so I just need this to prove to her...
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• Concerns about Western Hognose venom... - RalphSnakeMan, Sun Aug 17 21:09:47 2003
• Also - RalphSnakeMan, Sun Aug 17 21:11:02 2003
• RE: Also - meretseger, Sun Aug 17 22:33:43 2003
• RE: Also - repzoo44, Sun Aug 17 22:45:31 2003
• RE: Also - scoop, Mon Aug 18 13:26:31 2003
• RE: Concerns about Western Hognose venom... - cornsnakes, Sun Aug 17 23:56:27 2003
• RE: Concerns about Western Hognose venom... - Colchicine, Mon Aug 18 13:00:38 2003
• THANK YOU ALL VERY VERY VERY MUCH! - RalphSnakeMan, Mon Aug 18 17:34:58 2003
• RE: THANK YOU ALL VERY VERY VERY MUCH! - snakeguy88, Tue Aug 19 20:39:10 2003
• Oh, not a fact? - Saker, Thu Aug 21 04:19:30 2003