Is any of these courses accredited or endorsed? like FGASA etc?

From where the pet shop?

Hahah you can strap off the bombs around you waist hey SA reptiles extremist I'm really not going down to your level so sorry, I have dealt with narrow minded people like you before its like something that just come with the line of work. On the other hand where would we learn of what not to do? Any...

Oh yes if forgot you are the one with a degree in Zoology hey??

No I guess having handled a few hundred Gaboon vipers and Rhino vipers compared to a few thousand Puff adders I suppose your experience far outweighs mine . Wow thats great man, congrats !! I you had read anything i have said you would have seen that i was talking about Puffadder's and Gaboon's and...

You see, That is a perfect example of exactly what's wrong with this hobby.

Ignorance is bliss my friend.

Well worth the wait!! Very nice, well done!!

Please just read everything before you reply. I did not use LD50 values to base my argument at all. I was merely pointing out that if you take everything into consideration a Puffadder is a more dangerous snake. I do agree (as I said above) that the bite from a Gaboon adder is more likely to result ...

Making a Puffadder a much more dangerous snake as you are more likely to be confronted with it than a Gaboon. come on.. Thats easy compare the the lion attacks to the shark attacks, relevant to population density, and you will find out which pose a bigger treat to humans thus making the more dangero...

Well I guess we have different opinions then, If you get bitten by one you can put on a pressure bandage and give that advice to aspiring ''herpers'' if you like. I did not say that a Puffadder bite is worse, just that they are more toxic than a Gaboon and apparently so is Bitis nasicornis. I dont t...

Deleray how would one slow down the spread of the venom? with a bandage? The only treatment is antivenin on drip and a lot of it!! No topical or suction treatment will work on these bites the venom is deposited simply to deep and a hell of a lot of it thats where the yeald comes in its just so much ...

I would say just release them, otherwise treat them as you would a bearded dragon but with an arboreal setup and 5.0 uvb or sun the at least for an hour or so every day.

Do not force feed them as they still have some egg to absorb, and tri and feed the pinheads.

The venom of Bitis gabonica is less toxic than that of Bitis arietans, Arietans is considered to have the most potent venom of all the Bitis species. The thing with Gaboon's is the yeald and the composition of the venom and how deep it is deposited, there is no effective first aid except to stay cal...