Carraghs Gem 1,713 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I spent 5 months in Kenya and one of the lads found a snake in his sleeping bag and kept it in some wire basket cage thing and he used to get it out and try and hand feed it every so often ... After about a week one of the Masai warriors that were with us seen it and started panicking as it was a female boomslang ... A highly venomous snake ... We didn't know what it was as the briefings we were given showed the boomslang as a green coloured snake ... Nobody told us the female was brown lol ........ my dad got bitten by a green viper when he was in army out in Kenya, he was very lucky it didn't hit a main artery or he would've been dead in 3mins, he says the anti-venom was worse than the bite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PINNACLE 2,297 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I just showed my son the photos hoping he might think it is a good idea to get one, now he wants a mouse or hamster to protect them from snakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted March 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I just showed my son the photos hoping he might think it is a good idea to get one, now he wants a mouse or hamster to protect them from snakes. Haha how old is your lad? My little girl is 6 and keeps asking to feed the snake live mice ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PINNACLE 2,297 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 10 but never had a mouse or hamster just dogs, horses and chickens. Give him a year or two and he will only be interested in birds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Cheers Gnipper. You got one yourself? I like the royals FODR. This one shed 12 days ago. Still really bright ,ours used to be like that,then go really dull when due to shed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,994 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Cheers Gnipper. You got one yourself? I like the royals FODR. This one shed 12 days ago. I've kept all sorts of snakes, insects and arachnids over the years but don't keep anything at the moment. If you are happy with the corns don't bother with a royal because their fussy feeding can be a nightmare. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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