Family Temporarily Loses 26 Snakes After Bite

[Invictus]

If the wife didn't want the snakes there without her husband there, maybe none of those snakes should be there to begin with. Just my opinion. That being said, on the flip side, Cobraman, I wish your friend well, and I'm glad he's off life support.

[Jeff_Favelle]

Totally Invictus. The important thing is that the dude is recovering. His health is the #1 concern. I'm sure I speak for everyone here when we say that we all wish him the best and fastest recovery.

[marisa]

I do too. It must be painful even WITH antivenom to go through that. I can't imagine the fear, even from a experienced hot keeper, that must go through your mind when you realize you've been bitten. It must be a scary, humbliing exeperience.

Marisa

[Mustangrde1]

First off let us take this in to concideration, Russ is a hot handler and licensed if Stephanie is not licensed to to keep them than by Florida law they can not be in the house till Russ gets home.Do i dare even go there with the media and its need for blowing a story up to meet its needs,If so I can think of a story that was blown way out of the truth.

[SCReptiles]

Ray and Scott, seems you two know this guy. Was this report accurate? He is keeping 26 venomous snakes and a family of 6 in a mobile home?

[Mustangrde1]

Chuck Ray knows him better than I do . My point was more to the fact that in Florida only a Licensed VRP holder can keep them.I can not speak for the conditions the family may or may not live.But I do know full well from first hand experiance the Media love to blow things way out of sight to make a story seem more urgent or serious or whatever.Ask any good cop and most will tell you they hate the press. All I can say about this is God speed in Russ's recovery and my prayers are with him and his family and animals.

[Ed_r]

Yeah trailer home and hots sound like a very dangerous situation. Specially with 4 young children, and a very innexperienced wife.I'm glad he is recovering, well that is most important.
Just sounds like more future tragedy in the making.

[Mustangrde1]

Can we get off the trailor thing . I have seen triple wides that put houses to shame. No one knows how big a " trailor " it is.It would be as if someone said your 1200 square foot home isnt large enough. As a construction worker I have been any many sized homes from single wide trailors to Multy roomed mansions.An acciddent occurred a person was injured.and the F****** Media blew it out of preportion again.

[marisa]

I must agree with that. The press may have put trailer but my grandmother lives in a trailer that's almost as large as my house, and it's totally up to date and modern. Not a trailer trash trailer.

Marisa

[cobraman]

YEs, Chuck, Russ has a wife and 4 children. They do live in a trailor park, but I do not have any independant recollection of the size of the trailor. I have sold him many hots (including Black Mambas), and I feel that he is a good handler that had an accident.
Blessings
Ray

hope he makes a totally full recovery. I live in a trailer, but my hots have their own deadbolted bedroom with their own locked enclosures inside of that. Where one lives is less important than how. That said, I would not have hots housed in my bedroom, an accident in the snake room set up so that there are not the little nooks and crannies found in a regular room is one thing, a gaboon under my bed something completely different lol.

[BWSmith]

I have never said anything about keeping hots in trailers. As long as they are secure rooms and not falling apart (same with a house). Apartments on the other hand I have a problem with. Glad he is recovering. Nasty bite.