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Herps of Arkansas: Forum → Field Plans and Reports → CORAL SNAKE!!!!! and others from last weekend.....
i came across this coral last weekend in kisatchi,louisiana.it was the greatest thing ever,the coolest snake ive ever seen.i didnt think they would be so agressive,and so hard to keep still.
i also came two of those huge centepeeds*(i dont know how to spell that 
)each were about six inches or so in lenth.i couldnt keep them still either but i wasnt about to touch them.
enjoy the rest ..........:D
Nice find! never get tired of seein these. They are quirky, hard handlers arent they?
Very cool! 
Nice finds and pictures. I wish you would not neck the Cottonmouth. 
At least not show the pictures. If you get bit, we will tell you, we told you so. This also applies to the centipedes. Remember I speak from experience.
Yeah, not to pile on saltamachia, but a guy on this very website got tagged by a cottonmouth last summer...now he has over $80 thousand reasons to remind him of why he should have been more careful! We were all your age once and did the same stuff...but be careful, there is no compelling reason to neck a venomous snake unless you work in a venom lab. Still a neat picture though.
thanks, i apreciate the concern and realize that is just good advice.i also realize that it is very dangerous and i only did it because there was no other way to get a pic of those fangs.this is how i was taught by my father to handle a poisonous snake a long time ago cause my dad never used snake tongs. its not something i often do, and i knew it may not settle easy with a few but its a sweet picture.
Scolopendra heros is a very neat animal... Please note they can and will chew out of ziplock bags if not kept on ice. They'll also readily eat pinks in captivity, which is really neat as you can actually hear them devour the mouse.
Here is a pic of a large one I encountered in the Ozarks. I know of a few spots in western Arkansas where I can easily find 6-10 of these a day in the right habitat and little effort.
As far as "necking" a venomous snake, it *is* dangerous and was unnecessary in this case. However venom lab work is not the only time that I deem it appropriate. Sometimes it is less stressful and safer to do this when having to assist feed/force feed some animals. I say this as there are some techniques for force/assist feeding animals that doesn't require "necking" the animal, but often times these techniques are more stressful for the animal and over time will kill the animal. With that being said, I'll admit that a head grab on a typical elapid leaves a lot more room for error than your typical pitviper. Agkistrodon in particular are really pretty nasty to hold behind the head, and I've seen copperheads actually push fangs through their lower jaw in an attempt to bite the holder. It is something that your average herper should never have to do, and something that even when done properly runs a high risk of envenomation.
Stay safe and keep your fingers out of their mouths!
Stay safe and keep your fingers out of their mouths!
Thats just good advice....
on the centipede note......please pray for the Amazonian tribes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgLmUb5P … mp;search=
Great photographs! You must of had a good trip. I have been picking up venomous snakes for 42 years and have never been bitten. Just be very very careful and do not try to show off or take stupid chances. You will learn as you get older though, there are not many times you will need to handle a venomous snake. Good job on the photographs.
Thank you. And please remember, i dont handle snakes like this. I earn my living caring for snakes every day of the week, and i have always been underestimated in what i know as well as how carefull i am. I teach school children of just about all grades the importance of respecting snakes and their habitat, as well as identification, and i have been qualified to do so. This pic was for my own records. I hve never taken a pic of something like that before and probibly wont need to again, i just thought i could share it with some of you guys considering that there are some of you,im sure, that still handle a snake this way from time to time. I dont own a pair of snake tongs, but its definently something ive recently been wanting to invest in, ive just been percrastinateing on the issue. Part of the reason is that i dont keep venomous snakes and i dont catch copperheads or cottonmouths anymore. In the case of the cotton in the pic,it was a snake removal call that i responded to and i decided that i wanted that photograph. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS PIC WAS TAKEN IN MY OWN BACK YARD WHERE I COULD LITTERALY THROW A ROCK TO THE HOSPITAL. T wouldnt do it any other place, especially not out in the feild where help is har to reach. I have inquiered about the avalability of antivenom and it is on hand at the hospital here by my house as well as the hospital in Alexandria which is closest to were we do most of our snake hunting in kisatchi. PEACE
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