Listerine

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Best way to describe it is being injected with a cool, numbing liquid that heats up until it feels like hot burning magma in my skin.

I had a similar sensation after I stood on a weaver fish(Echiichthys vipera).The enitial pain of the spines in my foot,was the most pain Ive ever felt but after that died down I simultaneosly feelt freezing and burning slowly creeping up my leg...I really should have looked were I was walking ;D

[thamneil]

We thought it was a water snake. This was before I had any knowledge of snakes lol. Now just in case I see one, I always bring a snake hook & snake tongs with me.

Understandable statement.

I milked him for his venom, I was wearing thick gloves so I couldn't feel anything.

So you had no handling equipment for a venomous snake, but you had a glove and the proper equipment to milk him? Why would you milk a snake if you thought it was a water snake? Wasn't the copperhead that bit you one of your animals?

[ConcinusMan]

He's talking about two different incidents. One bite was on the leg while herping,(thought it was a water snake) the other on the hand (while wearing gloves but apparently it pierced the glove) after milking. At least that's how I understood it.

[Greg'sGarters]

Understandable statement.



So you had no handling equipment for a venomous snake, but you had a glove and the proper equipment to milk him? Why would you milk a snake if you thought it was a water snake? Wasn't the copperhead that bit you one of your animals?

There were 2 different ones that bit me. There was one where I was 5 and me and my friend chased after it thinking it was a water snake. The second one I bought at a reptile show as a copperhead knowing it was venomous. We never caught the first one, it bit me and we left it alone. Thank god it was only a warning strike.

And to answer your question. You have to hold the snake to milk it. I had a lot of handling equipment right by my side, how do you think I pinned his head down?

[ConcinusMan]

how do you think I pinned his head down?

With a bottle of Listerine?

[Greg'sGarters]

With a bottle of Listerine?

Good one

[chris-uk]

What were you milking the copperhead for? When I was 15 I did some pretty stupid things, but I don't think my parents would have let me keep venomous snakes - in fact I'm certain of it, because in the UK you need 5 be licensed to keep dangerous wild animals (am I to understand that in New Jersey anyone can keep hot snakes?).
Regardless, what were you planning to do with the milked venom? Outside of a lab or medical setting there's not much that venom is useful for.

[Greg'sGarters]

What were you milking the copperhead for? When I was 15 I did some pretty stupid things, but I don't think my parents would have let me keep venomous snakes - in fact I'm certain of it, because in the UK you need 5 be licensed to keep dangerous wild animals (am I to understand that in New Jersey anyone can keep hot snakes?).
Regardless, what were you planning to do with the milked venom? Outside of a lab or medical setting there's not much that venom is useful for.

When we were younger we all did some dumb things. Milking the venomous snake I owned was one of them. I was going to try to use the venom to create a venom-resistant mouse. Before I get criticized for doing that, I know it is a dumb idea and almost definitely would have failed. And to answer your question, no you also need to be licensed to keep venomous snakes in NJ. That's why I will not start up with hots again until I can live in PA, because in PA, anyone can keep hots.

[ConcinusMan]

in PA, anyone can keep hots.

But many local harmless snakes are off limits. Makes perfect sense.

[Greg'sGarters]

But many local harmless snakes are off limits. Makes perfect sense.

In NJ you need a permit to own a little tiny house gecko but none for an ostrich or llama!!! Dead serious!!!