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I had to put down my male C. vipera today as he was only getting worse. I discoverd in January he was paralyzed because of some degenerative disease/tumor in his lower Spine. He was a real pussycat, totally non agressive that fed very gently from forceps. When the female would get all pissy and start to "sawscale" he would look embarassed and submerge into the sand. I will miss him.

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The more people I meet...the better I like my venomous snakes.

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It's a funny world we create when we tell folks that these snakes are a "hobby" and we dont really consider them "pets", but when we lose one for whatever reason, it really gets to us. I've been there before, and whether it was preventable or not, it weighs on your mind for a few days.
It's hard to lose an animal that you develop a relationship with, whether it's just thru regular contact, or an actual liking towards one special animal. The sweeter animals tend to become closer to us easier.
It's always nice to have pictures like the one you posted Al, of the animals we've lost so we can look back and realize why were in this hobby to begin with. We really do appreciate these animals for what they are. We also appreciate you sharing the pictures with us.
Rest in peace little dude.......

Tom
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Tom
TCJ Herps
"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

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Sorry for your loss Al. I've known some keepers (not neccesarily venomous) who don't seem fazed in the least when an animal dies, and that just boggles my mind. I view my snakes (and other animals) almost as children...I mean I nurture them, feed them, provide emotional support, try to teach them good morals, ...I'm kidding of course, but the sentiment is accurate, they are like children. And it's definitely tough when we lose one. At least he isn't suffering anymore.

RIP little C. vipera.

....try teaching that to a crocodile!! Forget it! IMPOSSIBLE! They are the lowlife's of the reptile world. No scruples! No integrity!! And I even ended up with one that has Turret's Syndrome!! Man....when he catches an episode of Croc Hunter, its like Movie Night with a bunch of sailors!!!

MCH
www.matabuey.com

sorry about the snake man it is so weird when you get a pair or a couple of aggresive snakes and then one of them is not as aggresive as the others so you like that one more and then the end up dieing it actually happened to me with my tree boas i had three the non aggresive of them died first ironic huh

the longest run on sentence I have ever seen in my entire life.

Sorry, couldnt resist. Periods and commas can make all the difference in the world.
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Tom
TCJ Herps
"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

He looked sooo cute!
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