Questions on Night Adder

[it_bit_me]

Problem is there is no such thing as a beginner hot. You are either never handling the snake as with venomous or you are handling them cause they are not. Trying to work your way up is a silly notion. I am not saying you need big kahoonies to own venomous but you are either an adult who doesn't have to... hold it.... or you are an kid who wants a trophy snake.
Real snakekeepers have their training wheels on 24/7.

[rolandslf]

You know, I really like what you are saying about the training wheels. I have had them on for about 12 years straight, and find that with some of my snakes, and I only keep non-venomous, I still have to have them on.

[scotty121]

Thanks but can I ask one more question? If I get bite should I get ant-venom?

[Unforgiven]

Thanks but can I ask one more question? If I get bite should I get ant-venom?

That depends.

Would you like to suffer from medium to extreme pain or are willing to risk losing anything

[Mehelya]

Our polyvalent anti-venom does not cover Night Adder venom, so it would be both dangerous, and pointless to have it administered in the event of a bite. Not to mention expensive.

[rolandslf]

There is no Anti - Venom for a Night Adder Bite, neither is any required.
Out of 4 bites that I personally know of, no limb or didget was lost either. All four victims made a full recovery.

[froot]

Problem is there is no such thing as a beginner hot. You are either never handling the snake as with venomous or you are handling them cause they are not. Trying to work your way up is a silly notion. I am not saying you need big kahoonies to own venomous but you are either an adult who doesn't have to... hold it.... or you are an kid who wants a trophy snake.
Real snakekeepers have their training wheels on 24/7.

I LIKE this post.
There is always the possibility that any foreign molecules in your bloodstream could trigger a life threatening allergic reaction be it from a honey bee or a cape cobra.
Scotty before you go picking up any more snakes with your bare hands do yourself a favour and go buy a reptile field guide, take it with you into the field and keep it open between you and any snake you find. You got lucky this time, next time it might be a stiletto.

[Serpent]

Night adders are a great first hot! Back in the day we never had any exotic stuff, we just progressed from housie, to herald, to skaapstekers, sandsnakes and then onto night adders and so on. I know of few seasoned keepers who have infact not been bitten by a night adder. And every single one will tell you its no laughing matter. I am not sure how old you are my boy, but if you are going around picking up unidentified snakes with your bare hands, you are gonna get bit. We can only hope that when that time comes, it is a common night adder and not something more sinister. Having said this, a night adder bite is just enough soreness and seriousness to teach you some much needed respect for the snakes you handle. I had my first night adder at age 13, I had it not even two weeks and I got nabbed on my middle finger, and properly! Heavy bleeding, followed by excrutiating pain and severe swelling and discolouration from my shoulder down. The extreme pain subsided after 6 to 8 hours! The tenderness and swelling lasted a week, my middle finger still to this day is slightly scarred and is softer than the rest. They can have very different effects from person to person. But rather a night adder, than a white lip, or puffy, or rattler, etc. They are easy to keep, and easy to feed if you have lots of frogs in your area.