Re: No myth here. More>>>

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Posted by Chance on November 12, 2002 at 09:22:01:

In Reply to: No myth here. More>>> posted by ClarkC on November 11, 2002 at 23:14:00:

:Just had my son put the pics on for me. And he put that one on the
:wrong form. I have had many corals. And the only time they try to bit. Is
:when you pick them for the fist time. I free handle mine all the time. No
:problem. The bigger they are the more carefull I would be. Most of them
:I've had work hard just to subdoe a banded gecko.lol

Sorry if it sounded like I was berating you. I didn't mean to imply that you thought corals were rear-fangs, as I have posted pics of my boomslangs on the main venomous forum and such. It just made me think of that myth. But I'm glad to get some responces on it. Anyway, as to free-handling your corals, I would do that very sparingly if at all. Even with my boomers I wear a thick coat and heavy workman's leather gloves. Corals can definitely cause life-threatening envenomations. Just think of it this way, every time you fh that coral, you're handling the equivalent of a young cobra, except that these guys can't spread a hood to threaten you.

River Valley Snakes

Follow Ups:

"Even with my boomers..." ???? WW 11/13/02 (24)
- I agree ... BGF 11/13/02 (23)
  - Re: You mean wriggling its fangs like this snake...N/P Francis Tan 11/14/02 (7)
    - Nice shot ... BGF 11/14/02 (6)
      - Re: Nice shot ... Francis Tan 11/14/02 (4)
        
        Beutifal! Is that one of the more dangerous keelbacks? N/P Saker 11/17/02 (0)
        
        Wow! WW 11/15/02 (1)
        
        toad punctering BGF 11/15/02 (0)
        
        Re: Nice shot ... BGF 11/14/02 (0)
      - Re: Nice shot ... Francis Tan 11/14/02 (0)
  - Me too...more Chance 11/13/02 (14)
    - Re: Me too...more Jeremy G 11/15/02 (2)
      - EXACTLY! tj 11/16/02 (0)
      - I retract one statement... Jeremy G 11/15/02 (0)
    - Thanks for clarifying n/p WW 11/13/02 (0)
    - Just out of curiosity's sake........ tj 11/13/02 (6)
      - Never assume!!>>>>More ClarkC 11/13/02 (0)
      - Hmm.... Chance 11/13/02 (4)
        
        Well Chaz let me be more specific.... tj 11/13/02 (3)
        
        Look, Chance 11/15/02 (1)
        
        I have to rethink nothing tj 11/16/02 (0)
        
        Re: Well Chaz let me be more specific.... Jeremy G 11/15/02 (0)
    - Re: Me too...more BGF 11/13/02 (2)
      - Just wondering Chance 11/13/02 (1)
        
        Re: Just wondering BGF 11/13/02 (0)