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j3nnay
at Mon Sep 3 09:54:17 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by j3nnay ]
Hi!
I've been following this forum for a while, and figure you're probably one of the best guys to ask, since you run a wildlife center. 
Do you have any recommendations for how to find a venemous keeper in your area, and how to go about asking "Hey, can you show me how to handle your potentially deadly animals, I pinky promise not to get bit"? I'm a college student on the west coast (working on a degree in Animal Behaviors) and would not like to own any hots at this time (for reasons exactly like you just stated) but I would like to work with them in the future, and want to start getting experience under my belt now.
I've tried checking out the nearest zoo (San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park) but without a bachelor's degree there's not much I can do, even if I just wanted an internship. My nearest herp shop sells mangroves, but they're not labelled as being venemous (which I know they are) and none of the employees there keep hots.
I've moved rattlesnakes around and off my family's property, but I'd like some "real" experience and just don't know where else to look. Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks!
~jenny
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RE: Venomous Training - j3nnay, Mon Sep 3 09:54:17 2007