Although I have seen a couple going for around $150, the going rate (around Victoria at any rate) seems to be consistently between $50-$100. As mentioned earlier, most of the hots seem to hover between $50-$200, I would guess because with such a relatively small market, it makes no sense to price yourself out of it. I just missed an inland taipan being sold with a 4 foot enc & all furniture for $320not that long ago, so if you are ready to step up to vens, it's definitely a buyer's market. As I've mentioned on more than one forum in the past, the red -bellies are without doubt my favourite ven, & if I ever decided to get back into them would be my first choice, with probably a copperhead second. As to what to wear to avoid a strike, pretty much anything you like, as long as your choice of ensemble includes a steel hook! As you've probably already discovered with the pythons, if you keep herps, sooner or later you WILL be tagged, and freehandling a hot is probably the quickest way to hurry the experience along. Good luck with your RBB should you decide to buy it, & please post pics, as I never get enough of seeing these spectacular animals
