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What is your goal in keeping venomous snakes?   Posted: Sep 29, 2008   (121 votes, 8 comments) by Nightflight99   Make money as a breeder   Make money as a dealer   Use snakes for educational purposes   Get involved in conservation and research   My personal fascination   Goal? What do you mean?   I do not keep venomous reptiles, nor do I intent to do so     (121 votes, 8 comments)
Survey Results
Make money as a breeder 2% (3) Make money as a dealer 1% (1) Use snakes for educational purposes 21% (25) Get involved in conservation and research 21% (25) My personal fascination 45% (54) Goal? What do you mean? 4% (5) I do not keep venomous reptiles, nor do I intent to do so 7% (8)
Survey Comments
Medicine! I have always wanted to keep hots for the purpose of acquiring venom for medical research. Not antivenin creation so much, but for in-depth medical analysis of protein content, function, etc. This has always been my primary area of interest, and I would love to contribute to finding tomorrow's death sentence-turned-cure. Posted by PunkAndRun on March 24, 2009 Veterinary care falls under "research" I suppose, and improving the knowledge and standards of veterinary care for venomous and dangerous reptiles is definitely my primary goal. These animals deserve proper veterinary care in case of illness or injury, and far too often they don't receive it. Whatever I can do to improve that situation, that's what I'm here for. Posted by MSTT on October 16, 2008 Love for snakes I really love snakes they way they are...they are not huge nor do they have jaws and claws but they kill more these carnivorous predators and their tubular structure makes them adaptable for any kind of environment...one thing which I may not enjoy is its eating..they eat their prey whole...you cannot find a meal tasty by swallowing wholly!!!!...I feel predators enjoy their meal more than snakes because they can taste meat and flesh and also relish some blood as well......talking about snakes my favorite is Black Mamba..which I would say as the perfect snake which is built for the kill...they have speed..size...potent venom...a lashing strike...you name it.. Posted by Tigersnake on October 13, 2008 Love! They are impressive, respectable predators. They are independant and cool. What ISN'T to love about them except uneducated fear? Posted by ThomasH on October 9, 2008 I own what I'm personally fascinated with, and I certainly use every opportunity to educate the willing when possible. Posted by guttersnacks on October 8, 2008 Can't legally in TN without exceedingly hard to acquire licensing. But I'd love to for the sake of assuring some specimens would always be available to restock whatever wilderness may be left, if any is left.. Also that I may just enjoy them when I felt like it, although their best left in their own home, not mine. Steve Posted by Voided37 on October 3, 2008 categories I think that education and conservation (and probably research) should be one category. That's like separating Ecology and Evolution - they really don't make sense apart from each other. :) Posted by earthguy on October 2, 2008 LOVE For the pure love of it.As a child I sold snakes to pet shops as a teen I sold snakes to the shed herpitafauna as an adult I sold to many other places thousands of snakes.I opened a pet shop and worked at pet shops and a zoo opened a rattlesnake museum have done many school shows.I no longer care about selling snakes. I keep what I like and trade a few and sell a snake not very often.What I would like to see is this hobby continue,for me its a hobby and a way of life,I would love to see young herpers grow and contribute to this hobby. Posted by pictigaster1 on September 30, 2008 To post a comment, you must be logged in. If you are not a member, become one now!