Greeting from Denmark

Hi,

My name is Jakob and I work as a socialworker, for children.

Compared to many of you guys, I'm probably a bit of a rookie Razz

I got my first snake 7½ years ago.

I am as "fortunate" as to have an interest in venomous snakes (mostly elapids), but live in a country where all venomous snakes are illegal. Only the rearfanged snakes (except Dispholidus, Thelotornis and Rhabdophis) are legal. So I'll have to settle for the venomous snakes I find when travelling, visiting foreign friends or the Vipera berus I can find here in Denmark Wink

Besides the venomous snakes, I'm also very interested in the SE-Asian colubrids. Primarily members of the genus Boiga.

I look forward to many interesting debates.

Cheers
Jakob H. Christensen

Hello Jakob,

welcome! i hope you will enjoy you staying here -
i find it just a shame, that you guys can´t keep venomous snakes in danmark.
anyway, you find a nice way and some nice animals for yourself. i visited your homepage and i like your boigas - especially the fact that you breed them!

cheers
Mario

Welcome Jacob. As mario just wrote its stupefying that ure arents allowed to keep venomous buddys.

Had a look at ure homepage also and ask me if all the juvenile Boiga dendrophila gemmicincta are banded and at adult phase they are getting black ?
It´s the only Boiga dendrophila ssp who will lost there black/yellow pattern as an adult ?

Regards

chris

Thanks Mario and Chris .

Mario:
If only you did not live so far away, I'd be happy to sell you some of my offspring so you could aslo start breeding them Very Happy

From this post in the Boiga forum, I could understand you also was expecting Boiga babies in Herpaworld?
The Mrs. and I have been talking about a trip to the Phillipines next year, and we definately have to drop by Herpaworld and see the divergens (if they are in the exhibition). They are stunners!

Chris:
Yes, as the gemmicinctas grow, their bands gradually turns grey and then as adults they are completely black.

Yes it's sad that venomous snakes are illegal here.
Before 2003 there was no legislation at all, concerning venomous snakes. If you local policechief didn't mind, you could keep whatever snakes you want.
But I think that was just an accident waiting to happen. We had no stock of anti-venom in the country, no bite-protocols in the hospitals, no guidelines for enclosures or anything. In theory you could keep a pet king, in a cardboard box in an appartment complex and just hope it didnt end up in your neighbours bathroom.
So I feel a ban is better than how it was before. But we are many who had hoped for some strict guidelines instead

Hello Jakob,

we have had offspring from B.cynodon, B.d.multicincta & B.d. divergens over the years here. but with Matt now working at HerpaWorld, we have a professional Boiga Specialist with us, who could give the Boiga section a new meaning!

if the Mrs. and you bee around, just drop me a note, we will take care of you guys.

cheers
Mario

Hi Jakob and welcome ! Smile

Gr.,
Pascal.

Mario Lutz wrote:: Hello Jakob,

we have had offspring from B.cynodon, B.d.multicincta & B.d. divergens over the years here. but with Matt now working at HerpaWorld, we have a professional Boiga Specialist with us, who could give the Boiga section a new meaning!

if the Mrs. and you bee around, just drop me a note, we will take care of you guys.

cheers
Mario

It will be very interesting to see what Matt can do for the Boiga section! Just another reason, why we should come Cool

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind Very Happy

Pascal:
Thanks!

Cheers
Jakob

welcome and enjoy oyur saty here

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