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08-Oct-07, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AustHerps  What steps is ERD going to take to ensure (as far as possible, of course) that another tag won't happen? Cheers,
Aaron. | Actually, I was thinking a different angle... A weekly tag could really pull the crowds... Perhaps we could run a poll here and see who will step up each week to take the tag like a man and help teach young aussies about our natives ?  
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08-Oct-07, 08:46 PM
|  | Friend of huey Subscriber | | | | | Hmmm, a humbling experience maybe.
Glad to hear your ok, sometimes we have to eat our words though.
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08-Oct-07, 09:45 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Gold Coast Age/Gender: 28  | | | Hi all,
First off....
Jonno you have one on me...I only simulate a bite in pit for educational purposes, Mulga's eat anything but it even spit you out. 
So Aaron you copped a lecture, you will get many more, from people both more and less experienced than yourself, while you keep venomous snakes ..just deal with it. However, I do suggest that if you are going to continue to show people how to handle venomous snakes then you should learn how quickly tiger snakes can slide down a hook and onto a newbies hand when the hook is held above the persons hand. As posted in a photo a while back.
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09-Oct-07, 09:17 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Syd | | | | How about getting over the male posturing and get back to the real issue. A bite from any venomous snake can kill you. This was shown recently with the death in Vic from a Little Whip snake. A species not regarded as dangerous and the death last year of a teenager from a Brown snake envenomation where no amount of ttreatment could have saved him.
Statistics on what kills more people than snakes are irrelevant in a situation where snakes are kept as pets and yes I include those animals held for display by people like Jonno and Scott. While they educate they also promote reptile keeping as a hobby and teir animals are captive pets.
I'm sure Jonno would be the first to admit that the bite was his fault alone and takes full responsibility. In that Aaron raises points that are relevant but in the end the event has become a point scoring exercise that is more about machismo than reality.
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09-Oct-07, 09:56 AM
|  | Pure Bred Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: NSW Age/Gender: 19 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by -Peter Do your zips up and settle down | and dont get anything caught in those nasty metal teeth....
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09-Oct-07, 08:55 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: moorabool shire. vic Gender: | | | | Jonno ,
Im glad to hear you are okay.
Now maybe you realise there are no excuses
People make mistakes and this applies to you as well. So you are not so perfect after all.
Welcome to reality.
We all stuff up from time to time
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10-Oct-07, 09:46 AM
|  | Bendy! Sponsor | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | G'day snakesrule,
I don't recall stating that there were any excuses for my bite or any snake bite for that matter? I stated earlier that the bite was entirely my fault.
A bit of an update - my thumb has gone numb, I keep on dropping stuff!
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10-Oct-07, 10:02 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: sydney Age/Gender: 21  | | | | numb thumb hey maybe its time the see those nice doctors again before it drops off
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10-Oct-07, 10:10 AM
| | Bendy! Sponsor | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | G'day nymph,
I spoke to them last night and we coloured in the numb area with a texta to see if it was spreading. 15 hours later and it hasn't moved at all. It's quite a strange feeling really, as if my thumb is covered in wax. You can feel pressure in the deep tissue but not on the surface of the skin.
__________________ Jonno Lucas - Educational Reptile Displays www.educationalreptiledisplays.com.au
Specialising in venomous snake relocation and husbandry courses, basic and advanced reptile husbandry courses, wildlife seminars, interactive birthday parties, media opportunities and wildlife consultancy. 0413 128 248 |
10-Oct-07, 10:11 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | Some ppl need to grow up, in that other thread Jonno didnt say anything that has changed now he has been bitten, mistakes happen luckily it wasnt as bad as it could have been.
Its was good of you to share your mistake so that maybe others can learn from it. I hope you can make a full recovery. | | |
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