Smarter than your average Keeper

[feebix]

I got bitten by a Mamba once, didn`t hurt a bit ! lol Great video dude, and wow, what beautiful snakes ! I do tire of seeing muppets with snakes, it`s nice to see someone who obviously knows thier stuff for a change.....

[BIGRICH50801]

have u ever got bit viperkeeper

[mnshurricane]

In the video, is your friend that got bit Joe Switalski

[viperkeeper]

I'll never tell

[mnshurricane]

HAHA.....now I know it is.....

[awkwardkitten]

Do u keep like a cabinet of antivenom or somethin??

[viperkeeper]

I have all of the harder to find serum

[8739785]

Hey Viperkeeper how have you been?

Just a few questions. How potent is the night adders venom? Are they an "easier" venomous snake to take care off just due to the closed mouth strikes and a little bit better of a dimeaner (not sure how that's spelled) than most? They are a beautiful snake. Is their a specific website on their history, care, etc? And could you show them in any upcoming videos? Thanks a lot for taking your time out to respond. Love you videos, i've learned alot!!

[awkwardkitten]

dude i think u should email him

[Airasheii]

Gabby is so funny lol, that proves that snakes can in fact have personalities.

[MrMonitorMan]

hey Mr Viperkeeper, awesome videos, ive just started working with venomous snakes, alot to learn!!!!are there any snakes you wont work with? do you keep any rear fanged? how many hours a day do you have to put into maintanance husbandry?? VERY interesting videos btw

[slashrocks1980]

he has rear fanged and he doesnt like to work with non venomous

[viperkeeper]

I have a mangrove snake with is a rather HOT rear fang but it's the only one I keep. I spend at least 2-3 hrs per weekday and 8-12 hours on Saturday/Sunday.

[Golfer011940]

How would that mangrove snake's venom respond in a bite? is it a hospital job, and a possible fatal bite?

Was watching a video of steve irwin handling one on an elephant documentry...I don't know much about them, would be nice for some information - Thanks

[reptileluvver]

This is probably a real dumb ass q's but y do u keep all those venmous snakes knowing that they could kill u. this isnt haitmail im just curious thanks reply

[viperkeeper]

Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane?

Why be an astronaut?

Why be a police officer

Why be a fireman

[SCOTTISHPATRIOT85]

Hey viperkeeper, i dont know alot about snakes but i find your videos fascinating, I have a couple of questions for you if you wouldnt mind answering please, 1st of all why did that snake in the video strike with its mouth closed? also you showed us gabby having her hissy fit because you wouldnt let her out, so do you find that you can build up relationships with snakes you keep long term? will the snake realise that you are its keeper? or will a snake always see you as a predator?

[viperkeeper]

1) I don't know, the snake didn't tell me and I didn't ask.

2) She does not see me as a threat, so she is not defensive with me.

[SCOTTISHPATRIOT85]

lol@ you didnt ask :-) i didnt know if this was a common thing, but cheers for the answers and keep up the great videos :-D

[viperkeeper]

Seriously mate, Lot's of venomous "bluff" because the venom is a valuable resource that they would not like to waste on something they can't possibly eat. It is said that about %30 of real bite are "dry" where no venom is injected at all. Guess that's one level up from a "bluff".

Cheers!

VK

[steffiekent]

wow!!!

[m0j0101]

i had a female boa for 3 years and donated her to the zoo because i was in college now and no longer had the time to care for her.

[catman0111]

oh wow, what a beautiful snake! could u tell me how long a mamba like that can grow? thanks for listening! :)

[viperkeeper]

Blacks commonly get to the 10 Ft mark, I've personally worked a 12ft monster. I heard 14ft is the record.

[beforever]

Bothrops scare me.

Do Insularis ever appear on the Venomous market?

Not that I'm interesting in acquiring any I'm just curious to know.

[viperkeeper]

I brought a bunch in over the past few year, sold out in no time flat. Currently not planning to bring in any more. There are enough out there for captive breeding.

[misiuwata]

I have 1,2 bothrops insularis. they are on the market bot not cheap;-)

[ccmaymd]

Breeding? Jesus christ. You people are insane. What if a pair or a pregnant female gets loose down South? They will be coming to all your homes with a death warrant for every exotic venomous snake and rightly so.

[viperkeeper]

Hey asshole, where have you been all your life? Swinning in the shallow end of the gere pool I reccon :-P They are legal in many southern states including Florida. It people like you that unfortunately were allow to breed.

[FLAGGEDbyU2]

lol wow,yeah the main problem in s florida is irresponsible python and iguana owners

[ramonday]

I wonder how much of a text-thrashing I would take by saying that Gabby is definitely female...

[viperkeeper]

None by me...You are correct

[xinumacretes]

spot is awsome

[xinumacretes]

do you have a corn snake?

[dfs2477]

He only has hots (venemous snakes)

[xinumacretes]

lol scrue that id put on like 5 pair of gloves!

[ondre200]

Awesome Mamba

[longjohnsiver67]

the night adder looks like a mole kingsnake or a pine snakes

[unprofessionality]

You know as soon as you let gabby out, she's gonna drop a load.

[scjason420]

lol i like the commentary.

[RobTheGamer]

Al, description says the mamba "owned you", but I didn't see anything indicating any aggression or anything? Did you cut part of the video out or something before you uploaded it?

[viperkeeper]

Just that it tied my hands up with it's body..

[longjohnsiver67]

i think he ment that he liked her alot. like she melted his heart lol

[TrustyBucket]

Thanks for the video, Al! I found it very cool that the Western Greens have a dynamic scale pattern near their belly. It seems that before the tail starts those scales go on a large, small pattern.. I never noticed :P

[hoosier645]

Love the night adder, Al. spunky little girl. One of my favorites of all. Gabby can cop an attitude too. Great video as always.

[crazylizardlover]

great just great

[Wojcik87]

hi Al,

As always great video . 5/5 All the best

Wójcik

[dopeking2003]

i guess its fair to say some of these snakes are pretty pissy

[Ballpython63]

**safety precations**lol but, great vid keep up the good work Al and any chance of seeing so more awsome aborial snakes from you?

[Ballpython63]

Defenitly prefer the westerns as well, love the mesh kinda look they have from a distance. but what i found most interesting is the patients that snake had, kept striking with it's mouth closed, could have easily tried if not gotten your fingers. (keep in mind i have no clue your safty precations on the other side of the camara.)

[buck1ofthajb]

Beautiful mamba,

I dont think one snake in your collection is your usually viper, all very beautiful very deadly..

Great work Al

I enjoy watchin all your videos.

Yea she can get tha finger lol.

[gaz691]

hi al, how are you?

[gaz691]

why you say that bro?

[HiImSteveDuh]

What makes you think that the western greens are more pretty then the eastern greens? Personally i like their color more. Do you have any easterns in your collection?

[geckokid94]

you should get a black mamba

[geckoguy1978]

he already has one

[gaz691]

why dont you get one?

[Ringschluss]

Great video once more, Al, but some of the scenes in this and in your last video (like the story of the D. viridis bite, gabby having a hissyfit, etc) were featured in previous videos. Still loved to watch this scenes again! ;)

[CA3SAr2006]

great video once again.

[Grazzeh]

beautiful snake Al, your friend was very lucky!

[heylookimfat]

I can't believe your snake was drinking water from your hand! (and by hand I mean bottle) That's absolutely amazing that the snake is comfortable enough to do this and that it knows how to!

[reptileskeeper]

lol the snake after the mamba

[reptileskeeper]

not the last but the one before the last lol didnt watch the whole thing yet

[reptileskeeper]

the last snake u showed looked more like a corn snake with the patterns

[soonersnake13]

haha cool