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hey chris how are you. i was in venomous reptiles web site lookin through there photos and came across a picture of banded rock rattler the picture was subbmitted by a chris harper just wonderin if it was your animal. i keep some rattlers myself.

I did used to keep C. l. klauberi, and I do have pictures posted on the venomousreptiles.org website, but there's an even better chance it's the other Chris Harper who is webmaster for that site.

I know it sounds hard to believe, but there are two Chris Harper's who are into venomous snakes.

The two of us get confused all the time.

I no longer keep venomous. I had a nice collection up until about a year ago but then had my local laws change. The grant money for my research job had just ran out and I knew I wanted to move away so I sold the entire collection to a good friend at a cheap price. I did that so I'd have a chance to get some of the offspring back from the same animals in my circumstances ever changed.

Regarding where do I live, I'm currently homeless, believe it or not. It's a very long story, but I'll just say that I lost my place and belongings during a flood on labor day. I did get a chunk of money from FEMA but decided to live with family and friends for a while until the economy improved enough to the point that biotech firms started hiring again. In the last several months I've been on the move a lot.

I hope to settle in the Denver, Colorado area once the dust settles from what's been a very difficult year. That will rule out my keeping venomous again, but I actually feel like life is easier without having a bunch of dangerous animals in my home.