some elapid picts

[jack]

now you just need a pet elapid to show off here grizz...
nice wild broady

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Here are two of my pets shot with my new camera, still have a lot to learn about taking pics though.

 

[SnakeyTroy]

Spectacular little Diamond Python you got there grizz. ;-)

 

[grizz]

now you just need a pet elapid to show off here grizz...
nice wild broady

Working on that mate!

EB I found today.

Spectacular little Diamond Python you got there grizz. ;-)

He was pretty awesome!

 

[r3ptilian]

Heres some more
Spotted Mulga, Bandy Bandy, Carpentaria Snake, Copperhead and Curl Snake.

 

[kawasakirider]

Thought it was a bit cool today, didn't bother this bloke.
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Is that wild? Looks like a thawed chook or something? Nice pic!

 

[r3ptilian]

Western Tiger, Common Tiger, Eastern Brown, Alpine Copperhead.

 

[eipper]

that boschami is actually a dunmalli...nice pics

 

[r3ptilian]

that boschami is actually a dunmalli...nice pics

Thanks Scott, had it listed under the wrong name. Bit hard to see the image when it is so small. Will try and find the pic later.

 

[Nodrog]

Heres some more

And this little guy sent me to hospital last week!!!

 

[Jay84]

Sent you to hospital?!?!?! He looks tiny! How did he manage to tag you??

 

[kawasakirider]

Is there any way that ven keepers can have antivenom on hand if they pay for it? Would be easier than having to fly it in from up north or something if it was a species from far away.

 

[Nodrog]

Well what happened Jay was as this guy is so small i wanted him to feed straight up and his head twisted in my fingers and managed to get 1 fang into me... I went to hospital the doctor asked me if i keep antivenom i said "no" His reply was "your screwed then as the death adder is an exotic species"... After afew words he finally realised that they were native Australian snakes and after some more investigating we find out that Bendigo hospital stocks the synthetic anti venom..

 

[saximus]

His reply was "your screwed then as the death adder is an exotic species"

Wow that's gotta inspire confidence in the guy who is supposed to be in charge of your life. Glad it worked out for you. Any lasting effects?

 

[Nodrog]

Just sore joints up to my elbow..... He was a great doctor don't get me wrong just no knowledge of snakes....lol... Btw i did'nt need any antivenom....

 

[waruikazi]

Wow that's gotta inspire confidence in the guy who is supposed to be in charge of your life. Glad it worked out for you. Any lasting effects?

You need to remember that doctors are experts in the feild of saving lives not in the feild of reptiles. He was probably told that hospitals don't stock AV for anything other than elapids and made the mistake of thinking death adders are adders, which i think is reasonable.

 

[AshMan]

Thats gotta be a scary experience! Im doing an advanced reptile course soon that involves handling vens and i cant wait till i can get an advance licence and start keeping them myself but oh man thats gotta be scary!

 

[saximus]

Oh ok yeah that makes sense Gordo (both of you ). So did you not need the AV because you treated it properly when you first got tagged?

 

[Nodrog]

no although they did say i done everything right i bandaged it up and then sat on the couch there was not enough venom to do me harm just had to stay in 12 hours... I am so lucky it was'nt it's mother she is a huge snake!!

 

[junglepython2]

Technically adders are exotic to the bendigo area and I'm surprised they stock the anti-venom, I thought they would have to fly it up from Melbourne.