yellow faced whip snakes

[lizardboy_ryan]

does anyone have any yellow faced whip snakes or any other mildly venomous snakes for sale and how much do they cost

thanks

 

[cris]

I think they are a few around but they are rarely for sale from what i have seen. I think i saw some selling for $200 a while back though.

I wouldnt consider them as mildly venomous either, most books i have read class them as potentially dangerous especially to young, old and immunocomprimised ppl.

If you want something that wont be a big deal if it does bite you i would go for a marsh/swamp snake, white crowned snake or one of those other little ones. I dont know how common they are though :?
Most of these snakes will often be feeding on lizards and may need to be weaned onto mice(if possible)

Green treesnakes have mild venom too they go for about $300-$500 as hatchies.

 

[gillsy]

I have been bitten a couple of times by a yellow face whip.

And i had no reaction, however as cris says will vary from person to person.

 

[lizardboy_ryan]

thanks cris

 

[gillsy]

Oh by the way, they are very very fast.

So make sure your room is secure when your getting it out of its enclosure.

 

[lizardboy_ryan]

do u have any gillsy

 

[gillsy]

No, I use to catch them in long grass as a kid.

It was the first ven snake that i had been bitten by. It hurt more than a 7ft carpet and it was only 2 ft.

But I lived in noosa next to grass lands, and they were everywhere.

 

[JasonL]

I am lucky enough to have them in my yard, as said they are lightning fast. They will be hard to get on lic. though. Bites generally cause localised pain and swelling.

 

[lizardboy_ryan]

i caught 1 the other week at the beach near the scrub on some rocks and it was so cute and really fast. i caught it and moved it up into the bush because it would have been killed because it was near the public swimming pool and surf club.

 

[gillsy]

I just checked in NSW, not sure where you are Lizardboy, but they are Class1.

 

[gillsy]

I can't remember exactly what it did, but i can't remember to much pain except when it sunk it's fangs in lol .

 

[lizardboy_ryan]

im in nsw on the mid north coast about 3 hours north of sydney

 

[gillsy]

Well if you can find them, it shouldln't be to hard obtain one because they're class1.

But as I've said they're so fast, make sure if you take them out to clean and stuff you have a room you can close and secure.

 

[Tatelina]

Green treesnakes have mild venom too they go for about $300-$500 as hatchies.

woh is that all?? I thought they were super expensive from day one! madd..

 

[grimbeny]

You might be thinking of green tree pythons which are realy expenicve from day one.

 

[ando611]

Green tree snakes have venom, are you sure? They swallow their prey whole and live. I thought it was only the brown tree snake that had mild venom.

I've heard Marsh/Swamp snakes are very good in captivity too and you can virtually handle themwithout a snakehook.

 

[gillsy]

I think they have venom but rear fanged.

 

[lizardboy_ryan]

green tree snakes dont have any venom

 

[ScorpionKing]

one of my mates has one he wanted to sell to me last week....

He is not on APS (silly idiot has not got the internet)!

I just called him he is at work, I will let you know..... when he gets back to me!

Bitten a couple of weeks ago, they're fast little ****s, there was the local swelling and it made me a little ill for the day, swelling lasted a couple of days....

 

[lizardboy_ryan]

thanks scorpionking