Alexahnder
Well-Known Member
IMO no one should feel 110% confident when handling elapids. It tends to be the people who become very complacent who become bitten. Anyway elapids are certinly not 'pets'. they are wild animals and some have the capability to kill humans. Although the antivenom for australian snakes is pretty good it is possible to have an allergic reaction to it. This can actually be worse than the effect of the bite.
I know the american company 'Midwest' has made 'snake proof gloves'. I have heard that there has been alot of difference between the quality of different batches. IMO gloves should not be solely relied on but used as extra protection. i feel it is up to the person to make the decision whether they feel more comfertable wearing glove while handling elapids.
Most of the time when i have handled elapids it has been totally chance encounters, mainly when i did not have hooks or other tools. I have in the past relied on nearby sticks to bag eastern browns. (i was at a friends house and my friends dad was about to kill them). That being said i always carry a bandage in my pocket where ever i go.
Just my opinions
Alexahnder
I know the american company 'Midwest' has made 'snake proof gloves'. I have heard that there has been alot of difference between the quality of different batches. IMO gloves should not be solely relied on but used as extra protection. i feel it is up to the person to make the decision whether they feel more comfertable wearing glove while handling elapids.
Most of the time when i have handled elapids it has been totally chance encounters, mainly when i did not have hooks or other tools. I have in the past relied on nearby sticks to bag eastern browns. (i was at a friends house and my friends dad was about to kill them). That being said i always carry a bandage in my pocket where ever i go.
Just my opinions
Alexahnder