? re cross species effect of rattlesnake aversion training

[dukiebluedoc]

I am currently a desert dweller (foothills north of Phoenix AZ) and am going to have my newly adopted dog rattlesnake aversion trained locally, since multiple rattlesnake species abound in all parts of Arizona.
I will also be travelling with my dog to the SouthEast (the Carolinas) where we will encounter other pit vipers specifically copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) and cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorous).
I would like to know if the shock aversion therapy using several species of Arizona rattlesnakes will also make my dog unwilling to go near the non-Crotalus pit vipers found in the US South. The aversion is both sight based and scent based and my dog is very much a scent dominant dog.
The essence of my question is do all pit vipers smell alike or will I need to have her retrained in Carolina.
Thanks for any input--the snake aversion trainer here has no experience with Agkistrodon spp.
Caroline

[stephanbakir]

Wish i could help you but i just found out about this reading what you said, do you have the companies website that does this? Wouldn't mind doing a little reading into it.

[dukiebluedoc]

The company I am going to use is Viper Voidance in New River AZ, near my home
Snake proofing, snake training, rattlesnake avoidance training, Snake proofing for all breeds of dogs. New River, Arizona (http://www.vipervoidance.com/Home_Page.html)
The owner does not know about cross-species avoidance,but a knowledgeable poster on another forum opined that the smell and sight of the US pit vipers was similar enough that my dog will avoid copperheads and cottonmouths as well should she encounter them in the South.
Caroline