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by demonic_smurf_1 on November 26, 2005
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I dont agree about the misspelling of crotalus.my wife still gives me a hard time about my spelling on here. but i do agree with the fact if he has no info on his profile he could be a 12 yr old kid....lol I have been keeping venomous for over ten years and sometimes they still make me nervous .......lol but thats just my opion
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by Phobos on November 27, 2005
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Hi Sal:
Here's bit of SHHS lore. I earned the "Nickname" of "Diamond Butt Al" because I can be so "Hard Assed" about Hot Snake safety and other issues it is said I could create Diamonds by placing Graphite between the cheeks, so to speak. I find that I like the nickname and use it when the occassion permits.
Al
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by kayak on November 27, 2005
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I enjoyed every well deserved slash. Wish you lived close enough for us to hunt together.
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by Causus on November 27, 2005
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Hi. The reason behind not replying, is that I'm in the middle of the bush over weekends and have no access to a computer.Feel free to re-check my profile.
I have never kept any exotics, corn snakes included. Its difficult to simulate the environment without knowing anything about it. Thats why I asked you guys. Obviously not a good idea, since all I've gotten is replies based on assumptions.I'm real sorry I don't know how to spell properly(suppose its an African thing)
Thanks for the replies nonetheless.
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by Causus on November 28, 2005
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Some say it must have a water bowl, others say it shouldn't as it gets fluids from its prey etc. Generally it seems like opinionated info, instead of something concrete.
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by Cro on November 28, 2005
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Caucus: Thanks for updating your profile, and letting us know more about what kind of conflicting information you have been recieving concerning keeping Crotalus atrox.
You will need to keep a water bowl in the snakes cage.
Although this snake is often found in arid regions, there are still water sources that these snakes drink from, including rain, springs, dew, and streams.
The habitat this snake lives in is often rocky, and the vegitation is often scrub like.
The temperature and caging conditions you keep your adders and spitters should be fine for your atrox.
They are heardy snakes, and usually eat well in captivity, and grow rapidly. As I said before, some are nervious and high strung, and will coil and rattle on the least disturbance; while others are calm and mild mannered, and rarely rattle.
Hope this helps some. If you have more questions on conflicting advise you have recieved, please post them. Now that people here know who you are, and that you are an experienced keeper, I believe that you will find many here who keep atrox, and who will be more than willing to help you with specific questions.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by Cro on November 28, 2005
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Causus: Here is something else you might want to do.
Go to the search engine Google.
Click on Images Search.
Search Images using the term West Texas.
Search Images using the term New Mexico.
Search Images using the term Arizona.
You will see hundreds of thumbnail photos of what the country that atrox lives in looks like. They are a wide ranging snake, and could be found in the wild in almost any of the hundreds of habitats you will see in the photos.
Hope this helps.
JohhZ
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by Causus on November 28, 2005
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Thanks very much. To John: I have two Rattlers now, and they are complete opposites. The female is very calm, wheras the male is incredibly high strung. I trust the female less than the male.
The reason why I ask is that I want to get them as close to their natural environment as possible for an experiment. I am trying to see what effect the body heat of prey has on most snakes. Rattlers have massive pits, thus I can use them to set the bar. So far I have found that heat plays quite a role with puff adders. Since the body heat goes up, the scent and movement increases, thus increasing the feeding response. With Berg adders it makes almost no difference.
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by Cro on November 30, 2005
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Causus: The experiment you want to do with your C. atrox concerning the body heat of prey sounds very interesting.
When you get some results from the experiment, you might want to post them here.
Good Luck JohhZ
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