Few new photos

[FLVenom]

Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys) Just shed. CB' 09 female. Siquirres Limon Province, Costa Rica. These were produced by friend Quetzal Dwyer at his serpenatrium Parque Reptiliandia in Plantanillo, Costa Rica.






Eastern Diamondback Rattlesake (Crotalus admanteus) Palm Beach County, FL locality. This guy was given to me as rescue back in September of 2008. He was a newborn and was found with some siblings as a landcrew was coming in to the clear the land. Has a great disposition as well

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by FLVenom

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesake (Crotalus admanteus) Palm Beach County, FL locality. This guy was given to me as rescue back in September of 2008. He was a newborn and was found with some siblings as a landcrew was coming in to the clear the land. Has a great disposition as well

That Bushmaster is AWESOME, but that their is my favorite North American reptile. C. Adamenteus are amazing snakes. Did you know that the EDB's south of Gainsville, Fl have very strong neurotoxic enzymes?

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	Eastern Diamondback Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

	neurotoxin Neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells – neurons – usually by interacting with membrane proteins and ion channels.

[ViperLover]

I hefe-a su muny fefuooreete-a feepers, thet I need tu stup seyeeng "THETS MY FEFOOoRITE." - Hooefer, Iestern Deeemundbecks ere-a zee mootts noots vhee it cumes tu Cruteleeds, Bork Bork Bork!

Booshmesters ere-a tuu. :

[nxlude]

I love those bushmasters! those guys are hot!

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[Vinny]

Originally Posted by ViperLover

I have so many favourite vipers, that I need to stop saying "THATS MY FAVOURITE!" - However, Eastern Diamondbacks are the mutts nuts when it comes to Crotalids.
Bushmasters are too!

Me being from Florida and all I would have to say easily the Eastern Diamondback is my favorite N. American Pit-Viper esp the the southern Fl locals that have the nice yellow and golds I miss mine, I sold my entire hot collection to get the Suriname Bccs I have now. I'm looking to get back into them, but I do not want nearly as many as I had in the past. I'm only 23 I still have a long life ahead of me (if I don't stick my hand in the cage again, dumb young decision) but I would just like to have a pretty Atheris Squamiger and a Ituri 'local' Rhino Viper (Bitis Nasicornis) Just as display animals!!

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

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[ViperLover]

Originally Posted by Vinny

Me-a beeeng frum Flureeda und ell I vuoold hefe-a tu sey ieseely zee Iestern Deeemundbeck is my fefureete-a N. Emereecun Peet-Feeper isp zee zee suoozeern Fl lucels thet hefe-a zee neece-a yelloo und gulds I meess meene-a, I suld my inture-a hut cullecteeun tu get zee Sooreeneme-a Bccs I hefe-a noo, Bork Bork Bork! I'm luukeeng tu get beck intu zeem, boot I du nut vunt neerly es muny es I hed in zee pest. I'm oonly 23 I steell hefe-a a lung leeffe-a eheed ooff me-a (iff I dun't steeck my hund in zee cege-a egeeen, doomb yuoong deceeseeun) boot I vuoold joost leeke-a tu hefe-a a pretty Ezeerees Sqooemeeger und a Itooree 'lucel' Rheenu Feeper (Beetees Neseecurnees) Joost es deespley uneemels..

I, persunelly vuooldn't ooff suld un inture-a hut cullecteeun fur sume-a Bues. lul

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by ViperLover

I, personally wouldn't of sold an entire hot collection for some Boas. lol

I am very happy with my Boas, I can cuddle with them LOL. Also my envenomation didn't help, and my family would come over with their children and I no longer felt safe with them in the house. Where I live now their are no children whatsoever, so I feel much more safe about having one or 2 hots!!

	Venomous Reptile A term commonly used to refer to a venomous reptile. Most commonly used in reference to venomous snakes.

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[Vinny]

Originally Posted by nxlude

I love those bushmasters! those guys are hot!

Same here, while I was visiting a friend that works for the Philly Zoo they were taking a eye cap off a 9' female she was in a tube and she was releasing venom. I swear it looked like someone dropped a med size cup of water on the floor Talk about a huge venom yield!!!

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[ViperLover]

Originally Posted by Vinny

I em fery heppy veet my Bues, I cun cooddle-a veet zeem LOL, Bork Bork Bork! Elsu my infenumeteeun deedn't help, und my femeely vuoold cume-a oofer veet zeeur cheeldree und I nu lunger felt seffe-a veet zeem in zee huoose-a, Bork Bork Bork! Vhere-a I leefe-a noo zeeur ere-a nu cheeldree vhetsuefer, su I feel mooch mure-a seffe-a ebuoot hefeeng oone-a oor 2 huts., Bork Bork Bork!

Feur cumment, Bork Bork Bork!

It oonly tekes oone-a leettle-a boogger (sneke-a) tu theenk "Ooh, lets pley seelly booggers und try und get oooot fur a luuk eruoond." fur a cheeld tu be-a beettee.

Beeg respect mete-a.

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by ViperLover

Fair comment.
It only takes one little bugger (snake) to think "Oh, lets play silly buggers and try and get out for a look around!" for a child to be bitten.
Big respect mate.

Thats so true, the cages I used had locks on them, but the front and the very few that were in tanks were glass, and I was not willing to take any risks. I would have never been able to live with myself if something bad were to have happened! Now I have a room with a deadbolt lock, so even though their is no kids around no one can get in but me

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[ViperLover]

Originally Posted by Vinny

Thets su trooe-a, zee ceges I used hed lucks oon zeem, boot zee frunt und zee fery foo thet vere-a in tunks vere-a gless, und I ves nut veelleeng tu teke-a uny reesks. I vuoold hefe-a nefer beee eble-a tu leefe-a veet myselff iff sumetheeng bed vere-a tu hefe-a heppened. Noo I hefe-a a ruum veet a deedbult luck, su ifee thuoogh zeeur is nu keeds eruoond nu oone-a cun get in boot me-a

Es frum ixpereeence-a veet yuoonger seebleengs, Bork Bork Bork!..Oobjects tend tu get throon eruoond. - I egree-a veet yuoo zeere-a.

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by ViperLover

As from experience with younger siblings...Objects tend to get thrown around. - I agree with you there.

EXACTLY!!!! And if a baseball were to go through say the 5' female Albino Monocled Cobras cage, it would have been a bad situation. She was not the type to 'run' she would come at you like something fierce. That snake wanted me dead, she was a rescue that I got, she was infested with mites and very dehydrated. So I didn't blame her for being super nasty!!

	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

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[ViperLover]

Originally Posted by Vinny

IXECTLY.., Bork Bork Bork!. Und iff a besebell vere-a tu gu thruoogh sey zee 5' femele-a Elbeenu Munucled Cubres cege-a, it vuoold hefe-a beee a bed seetooeteeun. She-a ves nut zee type-a tu 'roon' she-a vuoold cume-a et yuoo leeke-a sumetheeng feeerce-a. Thet sneke-a vunted me-a deed, she-a ves a rescooe-a thet I gut, she-a ves inffested veet meetes und fery dehydreted. Su I deedn't bleme-a her fur beeeng sooper nesty, Bork Bork Bork!.

Thet suoonds nesty., Bork Bork Bork!.

I bet she-a ves lyeeng tu yuoo reeght in zee fece-a., Bork Bork Bork!.She-a lufed yuoo reelly.

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by ViperLover

That sounds nasty...
I bet she was lying to you right in the face...She loved you really.

Maybe.. She prolly just wanted to give me a big kiss But with my Midwest Gentle Giant tongs and a hook she was my B lol...

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[ViperLover]

Originally Posted by Vinny

Meybe-a.. She-a prully joost vunted tu geefe-a me-a a beeg keess Boot veet my Meedvest Gentle-a Geeunt tungs und a huuk she-a ves my B lul, Bork Bork Bork!., Bork Bork Bork!

lul.

Zeere-a ves a cese-a here-a in Lundun Zuu oofer 110 yeers egu vhere-a zee cooreter ooff repteeles, und un indeeun cubra hed a lufe-a-sesseeun effter zee cooreter hed beee oon a beenge-a zee neeght beffure-a...

Must lufe-a stureees heppee es a heppy indeeng, hooefer thees oone-a deedn't, Bork Bork Bork! - Thet ves zee oonly deet in oofer 110 yeers by un ixuteec, Bork Bork Bork!

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by ViperLover

lol.
There was a case here in London Zoo over 110 years ago where the curater of reptiles, and an indian cobra had a love-session after the curater had been on a binge the night before...
Most love stories happen as a happy ending, however this one didn't. - That was the only death in over 110 years by an exotic.

I read about that a while back!! Their was a case (I believe) here in America where a Zoo keeper took a very bad envenomation from a large Puff Adder and died before EMT even got their.. I was cleaning my Puff Adders cage back in Dec of 2005 and their was a shed fang with dry venom (when venom dries its 10X more toxic, from what I understand) the shed fang ended up jabbing me while I was mixing the substrate and I needed 4 vials of SAIMR. I learned real quickly just dump the substrate and add new, that was a crazy painful envenomation if you wanna call it that. The only reason i'm considering getting back into Hots is because i have learned the hard way on how to respect these beautiful, but deadly creatures!!

	Venomous Reptile A term commonly used to refer to a venomous reptile. Most commonly used in reference to venomous snakes.

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[ViperLover]

Originally Posted by Vinny

I reed ebuoot thet a vheele-a beck, Bork Bork Bork!. Zeeur ves a cese-a (I beleeefe-a) here-a in Emereeca vhere-a a Zuu keeper tuuk a fery bed infenumeteeun frum a lerge-a Pooffff Edder und deeed beffure-a IMT ifee gut zeeur., Bork Bork Bork! I ves cleuneeng my Pooffff Edders cege-a beck in Dec ooff 2005 und zeeur ves a shed fung veet dry fenum (vhee fenum dreees its 10X mure-a tuxeec, frum vhet I understund) zee shed fung inded up jebbeeng me-a vheele-a I ves meexeeng zee soobstrete-a und I needed 4 feeels ooff SEIMR. I leerned reel qooeeckly joost doomp zee soobstrete-a und edd noo, thet ves a crezy peeenffool infenumeteeun iff yuoo vunna cell it thet. Zee oonly reesun i'm cunseedereeng getteeng beck intu Huts is becoose-a i hefe-a leerned zee herd vey oon hoo tu respect zeese-a beooteeffool, boot deedly creetoores., Bork Bork Bork!

VOV, Bork Bork Bork! - Yuoo needed 4 feeels ooff seroom, fur beeeng jebbed by a sheed-fung veet a teeny emuoont ooff fenum oon it?

Must peuple-a (me-a inclooded) vuooldn't ooff ifee thuooght ooff gueeng tu zee huspeetel veet sumetheeng sooch es meenur.

Gled yuoo mede-a zee reeght deceeseeun, Bork Bork Bork!

I'fe-a noo leerned sumetheeng.., Bork Bork Bork!Nefer be-a tuu cereffool, Bork Bork Bork!

Vere-a yuoo in ICOo, oor joost let oooot effter a dey oor tvu, Bork Bork Bork!

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by ViperLover

WOW! - You needed 4 vials of serum, for being jabbed by a shead-fang with a tiny amount of venom on it?
Most people (me included) wouldn't of even thought of going to the hospital with something such as minor.
Glad you made the right decision.
I've now learned something...Never be too careful.
Were you in ICU, or just let out after a day or two.

I was in the ICU for only a few hours, but 3 days in the hosp! I had severe swelling and brusing all the way up my arm into my neck and chest. I still have a scar from the little bit of necrosis where the fang stuck in. At first i thought it was a splinter, until I washed my hands and pulled it out, and as soon as I did I had severe pain and swelling within minutes..

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[ViperLover]

Originally Posted by Vinny

I ves in zee ICOo fur oonly a foo huoors, boot 3 deys in zee husp. I hed sefere-a svelleeng und brooseeng ell zee vey up my erm intu my neck und chest. I steell hefe-a a scer frum zee leettle-a beet ooff necrusees vhere-a zee fung stoock in. Et furst i thuooght it ves a spleenter, unteel I veshed my hunds und poolled it oooot, und es suun es I deed I hed sefere-a peeen und svelleeng veetheen meenootes..

Zee veter ves prubebly vhet flooshed zee fenum intu yuoor budy, zeen.., Bork Bork Bork!?

Vuoold thet be-a suoond edfeese-a yuoo'd geefe-a tu Hut keepers es yuoo ixpereeenced thet? "Iff yuoo get preecked, dun't vesh yuoor hunds BEFORE yuoo remufe-a zee fung?" - Joost vuoondereeng...Nut sooggesteeng unytheeng.

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by ViperLover

The water was probably what flushed the venom into your body, then...?
Would that be sound advise you'd give to Hot keepers as you experienced that? "If you get pricked, don't wash your hands BEFORE you remove the fang?" - Just woundering...Not suggesting anything.

To be totally honest i'm not sure what advice to give in a case like that besides don't mix up the substrate with your bare hands. I'm sure even if I didn't wash my hands I would have had the same reaction, it wasn't until I pulled the fang out with tweezers it started burning and swelling!!

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