Legendary snakeman Bill Haast quote: what do you think?

[EmbraceCalamity]

Originally Posted by Corey209

Wouldn't it be looked at in a negative way to have been bitten so many times? Or was safety different with hots then it is now?

It's my understanding that people who work with venomous snakes are bound to be bit quite a lot. Same thing about people who work with horses are bound to get hurt a lot, no matter how good they are. That's just my understanding though, which could be incorrect.

~Maggot

[SSSSnakes]

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

It's my understanding that people who work with venomous snakes are bound to be bit quite a lot. Same thing about people who work with horses are bound to get hurt a lot, no matter how good they are. That's just my understanding though, which could be incorrect.

~Maggot

I work with venomous snakes every day and have for the past 32 years. I have been bitten once, due to my own carelessness. With today's safety equipment and the ability to have extreme patience, there is little reason to be bitten so much. William Haast was one of my hero's, but his style of handling was very careless.

[bronxzoofrank]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

I work with venomous snakes every day and have for the past 32 years. I have been bitten once, due to my own carelessness. With today's safety equipment and the ability to have extreme patience, there is little reason to be bitten so much. William Haast was one of my hero's, but his style of handling was very careless.

Sorry if article wasn't clear...he did indeed take chances that I would not, but many of the bites were received purposefully, in furtherance of his quest to produce antivenin within his body (not possible, as far as we know); not something I would do or advise, of course...Best, Frank