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Dear all:

I currently have a copperhead and a pigmy. Both are very interesting snakes each with its own personality. I really enjoy having the variety in the two different hots.

I am looking into getting my next hot. It may be a sidewinder. How has your experience in the Sidewinder been? Do they eat well? Is husbandry fairly straight forward? I am thinking about this one because it has a small size (esp the mojave species, which is a smaller species of sidewinder). I like the size. Have you ever been bitten by one?

How is the venom compared to pigmy or copperhead? I don't have all that much experience in hots and I can only say that i am still a beginner in hots. Therefore, I am looking for a beginner hot. Here is what I look for in a hot: 1. small and manageable size. 2. venom that is less than lethal. 3. good eaters.

(There was another small snake looked at, but I think is too hot (and therefore I have eliminated from my choice): the massaguaua. That snake is, I think, hotter than the copperhead or the pigmy. I am staying away from it for now.)

When I have finished deciding which snake fits my bill, I plan to go to the Aug Hamburg show to pick one out.

Thanks in advance!

happy hotings.

Try this one:

The sidewinder ranch. It's a dutch website, but there's also an englich version available.

Happy reading

Cheers,

Peter
John Bakker's Sidewinder Ranch

In reguards, here is the English site:
sidewinder78.tripod.com/thesidewinderranchenglish/index.html

viridix

Thanks!

Bear in mind that the sidewinder will require a lot less humidity to thrive than will the eastern forms of the copperhead or the pygmy rattlesnake. You may need to set the sidewinder up in a room of its own with a de-humidifier.

~~Greg~~