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cmchale
at Tue Nov 3 16:36:22 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by cmchale ]
here is my opinion.
i own the midwest gloves, the most expensive ones they sell.
a close friend of mine is actually the one who tested them while they were being developed.
i use my gloves on a daily basis.
the common opinion is that if the fang is longer than the thickness of the glove (which is the case 95% of the time) they CAN go through.
a lot of it depends on bite force and pressure.
cobras do a lot of chewing and anything about 4 foot or longer can get through if it is able to clamp down.
i use mine on hatchling snakes or ones with very small fangs (pseudechis weigeli).
as larry said, it is quite difficult as far as dexterity goes, but only in the beginning. you get quite used to it pretty quickly.
midwest clearly says "not for use with venomous snakes", and it should be heeded. it is still possible to batch errors.
i know a friend took a full on bite from an adult papuan taipan with the glove on and he was safe, i wouldnt want to do it though.
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RE: Puncture resistant gloves. - cmchale, Tue Nov 3 16:36:22 2009