And the survey says?

[jpsteele80]

Yup kinda bored so survey time again. Just one question, most of us don't keep hots but if you did what would be the hot that you would pick.

Hands down an orange or pink eyelash viper.

[wrecker45]

Gaboon viper

[EL Ziggy]

Definitely some kind of cobra.

[Sublimeballs]

Well I've had a white lipped pit viper for almost 3 years now so I don't know if I count in this. But...


If I could/wanted to get another hot it would be between a rhino viper, hairy bush viper, bushmaster, or a cobra of some sort.

But I don't plan on getting anymore hots for a few years.

[Derek Roddy]

Mangshan Viper

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/derekroddy/derekroddy013/mangshanviper.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/derekroddy/media/derekroddy013/mangshanviper.jpg.html)

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[Tsubaki]

Gaboon viper :D

[Little Wise Owl]

Gaboon Viper.

They're so fat and beautiful
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Gaboon_Viper_(rhinoceros)_01.jpg

[Pareeeee]

If I were into hots, and if these guys were easier to keep alive, Atheris hispida. A dragon with a snake's body...

http://thefeaturedcreature.thefeaturedcreat.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2012_015.jpg

http://ferrebeekeeper.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/2012_016.jpg

[MCB]

Oriental Whip Snake, doesn't contain the worst poison in the med cabinet but a stunner never the less!

[Mikoh4792]

eyelash viper

http://www.natureslensphoto.com/data/photos/200_1VenomousSnake20090607_0001.jpg

[Jim Smith]

Every time I think I have an easy answer to one of these questions someone else introduces a new species to me that look so cool that I'd almost (not really) consider keeping hits. In this case it is the Mangshan Viper introduced by Derek Roddy. Amazing looking snake with the most beautiful camo I've ever seen. The fact that I learn so much from some of the more experienced and knowledgeable people here is one of the reasons I find this site so enjoyable to visit several times a day.

[sharthun]

Mangshan Viper

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/derekroddy/derekroddy013/mangshanviper.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/derekroddy/media/derekroddy013/mangshanviper.jpg.html)

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Wow Derek! That snake is so bright but yet disappers! Amazing snake!

[Sublimeballs]

Ah forgot about the mangshan viper. I WANT one. But they're so expensive.

[red ink]

Inland taipan...

[jpsteele80]

Inland taipan...

So Is That Just To Say You Worked With The Most Toxic land Snake In The world lol?

[red ink]

So Is That Just To Say You Worked With The Most Toxic land Snake In The world lol?

No, but it is certainly the most interesting of the Australian elapids.
Keepers of them say that they display a level of "intelligence" comparable to varanids.

[knox]

Gotta go with the Gaboon as well.

[jpsteele80]

No, but it is certainly the most interesting of the Australian elapids.
Keepers of them say that they display a level of "intelligence" comparable to varanids.

Very interesting fact I did not know

[ra94131]

Rattlesnake... any of a few different varieties. They're native (and common) around here, but I still find them to be one of the most fascinating animals out there.

Lots of very beautiful vipers out there, too. And coral snakes have always intrigued me.

But I'd never trust myself to stay "on my toes" enough to care for any venomous snakes. I'll stick to observing them in the wild. From a distance.

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

Gaboon Viper.

They're so fat and beautiful
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Gaboon_Viper_(rhinoceros)_01.jpg

Yep, these guys are impressive.. This one looks like it was sunning on a hwy and the D.O.T. came a painted the stripes on it. LOL!!!

[Kimmie]

love the albino cobra, any cobra's for that matter

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[Primal Rage]

A Coral cobra, or a solid gold Eyelash viper.

[Will0W783]

I don't think I count in this, since I keep most of the species people mentioned, lol. The one dream hot I don't currently own is the Mangshan viper. Oh my, they are stunning....I've seen a few specimens and wow, they just are incredible!!!

[LadyWraith]

White lipped vipers are stunning to me. I also love Mangrove snakes.

[valid]

Boomslang, or black Mamba.
Neither the most flashy, but both favorites of mine ... And snakes I have a great respect for.

[Pirarucu]

King Cobra wins hands down. The presence that they carry is incredible, not to mention their intelligence. I'd love a Chinese Banded if I can get my hands on one... When the time comes I'll be making the trip to Hamm I think.

[drumcrush]

Desert horned viper

[thinkbig317]

Gaboon Viper. My favorite hot by far. Love their heads!