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Could you define the risk of your rattler over the other hots? especially the naja? Just curious as to how he defines it.
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In actuality, I do not consider her any more dangerous. My fiance has bizarre logic processes sometimes. He says the rattler is more likely to bite someone than the cobra, and since it is rated as more potent than the arboreal vipers, he considers that riskier. I do not agree, and would like to keep the rattler if she pulls through. She is far from out of the woods yet.
I don't agree with his thinking- it does not consider that fact that a rattler is usually pretty recognizable as a dangerous creature. Even most people who know nothing about snakes can recognize a rattlesnake. The cobra is only recognizable to non-snake people as a cobra when it is hooded up, and the arboreal vipers are not that terribly dangerous-looking. So why he thinks the rattlesnake is more likely to get ahold of someone than the others is beyond me. I use trap/shift boxes, tongs, hooks, and thick gloves with every single one of them, regardless of the animal's temper, venom potency, or agility. It's just foolish in my opinion to consider any hot more of less dangerous than any other.
In the words of Viperkeeper, "the most venomous snake in the world is the one that just bit you."
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