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Your Venomous snake gets sick and needs medical attention? Just curious as to where or who treats venomous reptiles and how.

That's a question to be answered BEFORE you own a venomous snake.
Not a lot of vets out there that are willing to treat them. They have very specific protocols to follow which can be expensive for the clinic to adhere to. This would be a good question for you to ask those you have trained or mentored with. If you have a local Zoo, they will know one thats available unless it's their staff vet.

You could also check with "Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians" at http://www.arav.org/.
Group promotes conservation and humane treatment of all reptilian and amphibian species through education, captive breeding, and habitat preservation.
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I do not own a venomous snake. I do have many herps but my wife still needs some convincing before we take the step to hotts. I was just curious as to what happens when your snakes need medical attention. I find your forum interesting to read and browse through from time to time. Your forum has a lot more action than all of the other ones i am involved in combined which is monitors, bloods, chameleons and sand boas lol.

As Tim stated, there are few vets who are willing to take on hots. I'm very fortunate in that I have two of the top herp vets near my facility and they are willing to assist with vet treatment when our venomous herps need it. We have a strict protocol in place: how to bring animal into clinic, restraint prior to the vet coming into room, discussing potential problems before they happen, making sure all hospital staff are aware of what's going on, etc. There's no room for errors.

Rob Carmichael

>>I do not own a venomous snake. I do have many herps but my wife still needs some convincing before we take the step to hotts. I was just curious as to what happens when your snakes need medical attention. I find your forum interesting to read and browse through from time to time. Your forum has a lot more action than all of the other ones i am involved in combined which is monitors, bloods, chameleons and sand boas lol.
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL