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Jon Kennedy
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Jon Kennedy


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PostSubject: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeFri 27 Feb - 9:41
I wanted to share a few pictures of my first squam that I recently acquired from a friend of mine. I hope you enjoy.

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Stefan Thomson
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeFri 27 Feb - 11:56
Nice pics and nice snake, propably first but not last squam that you´ll get Smile
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeFri 27 Feb - 14:28
I like the first shot most - fine work!
Squams are THE hot ones that I would like to keep - if I ever will keep hots.
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeFri 27 Feb - 18:39
Jon - Nice squammie! Congrats.

Guenter - Just keep repeating, I WILL keep hots. I WILL keep hots.

Jim
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Guenter Leitenbauer
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeFri 27 Feb - 20:08
Ahem ... I do so - but how telling my wife ...
And of course with two small children, hots are always a critical thing, because at the moment my snakes reside in our living room Wink
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeFri 27 Feb - 20:30
You are correct Stefan. Squams are by far my favorite, and I will definitely be getting more.
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeFri 27 Feb - 22:17
Very nice Jon. I love squams and will hopefully get one soon. They are kind of hard to find though. I've been looking at every Hamburg PA show and have seen very few. I mostly see them when I have already spent my money or didn't bring enough to the show. My guess is, the latter will happen tomarrow at the expo. Very nice, and nice looking photo.
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Derek Morgan
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeSun 1 Mar - 2:49
Very nice Jon, congrats! And the photos are very good, too. Looks like a male? I hope you find a mate that's as pretty. Wink

Guenter, no problem....squams love kids!!!

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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeSun 1 Mar - 12:07
Yes Derek, it's a male. He turned a year old in January so I'm definitly looking for a female. I really want to breed this species in the future.
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeTue 3 Mar - 22:00
Sorry Jon, I'm not the brightest person in the world. I just put two and two together after realizing your name and location. Sorry I didn't recognize you.
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Guenter Leitenbauer
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeTue 3 Mar - 22:03
How venomous are they really? I mean, I know there is no antivenin for those but how dangerous is a bite?
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeTue 3 Mar - 22:26
From what I've read, squamigera possesses a strong hemotoxic venom and human fatalities have been recorded.
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeWed 4 Mar - 19:53
The venom is much stronger than popularly believed a few years ago. When I first got into them, I was told that the venom was weak and the bite was very minor. I know three people firsthand who've been bitten by squams and they did not have life-threatening symptoms. One guy was bitten TWICE on two separate ocassions (wish I could check their IQ's before selling to them) and he had almost no reaction the first time, which probably lead to the second bite happening much easier. The second bite was much more serious, but still not life threatening. There are deaths recorded, however, and there have been at least two very serious Atheris envenomations that I have heard firsthand accounts of in the US in the past few years where the bites were life threatening. So the venom is nothing to wink at, especially considering that there is no specific A/V.
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Guenter Leitenbauer
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Guenter Leitenbauer


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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeWed 4 Mar - 20:41
Thanks Jon & Derek. Are squams rather calm in captivity?
Just my curiousity ... I have no plans for hots at the moment.
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PostSubject: Re: First squam   First squam Icon_minitimeWed 4 Mar - 23:23
They're like little bulldogs, Guenter. Full of spunk, attitude, and BITE typically! Wink
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