This is totally uncalled for. Let's get some things straight.

IN GENERAL, hognoses DO NOT bite out of defense, they a multitude of unique adaptations to avoid predators. Most snakes that do no more than flee to avoid predators will be more likely to bite. This is not so with hognoses.

I think every regular on this forum will agree with me that we have NEVER heard of anyone dying from an accidental hognose bite.
The following quote is therefore, unjustified and unsupported, "If your willing to take a chance loseing you life go for it."

"Chances are still 50% that your allergic" Where did this come from? The Spastic Snake Handler's Almanac? 50%? Half the people on this planet should be dead from bee stings then. I spent 5 min looking at the CDC website and I found the following about insect bites/stings...
"Current evidence suggests that fewer than 0.4 percent of the population will have a more severe systemic reaction, with a very much smaller percentage of that group in danger of a true life-threatening reaction." 50%??

"I have a trio and probably treat them just like everyone else a non venomous snake"

Have you ever been bitten, envenomated, and hospitalized due to an allergic reaction that was not a result your own carelessness? Have you ever known ANYBODY personally to have this occur to them? If not then keep your hysteria to yourself.
Click here for the link...


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