Gloves...

[Clownfishie]

I've noticed some of you with gloves on in your pictures while you're handling your snakes (esp. ETBs, ATBs, & GTPs... hehe... wonder why? ;))...

Just wondering if they're any special kind of glove, and if so, where do you get them? Or are they just your regular old garden glove or something...

Thanks :)
Jen

[nuno]

Hi from what I've read people use construction gloves because they're nice and thick and come in handy in case you get tagged cause ETBs, ATBs, & GTPs have really big fangs.
Nuno

[Scotty Allen]

Gloves are just great for handling snakes, they try and bite you and rip a bunch of their teeth out in the leather instead.

If you have a snake that you think may bite, pick it up properly. Better yet, use a hook. You won't get bitten and you'll save the snake a whole lot of possible problems incurred when pulling it's teeth out. The words "mouth rot" come to mind.

[Shane Tesser]

Im not sure exactly where my company gets them, but at work we use these Yellow gloves made of Kelvar...they are also coated with a kevlar coating that looks like silicone. These are really thin gloves, really breathable, and honestly you dont even notice they are on when you use them. There is two types, i close knit one and open. You would want the closed to protect you from teeth. I think these would be great as you cannot pierce them, trust me, not even razor blades will go through these, ive tried. They are light, feel like a second skin, and the silicone type coating provides really good grip. I will ask at work when im back from vaction about who makes them :)

[Jeff_Favelle]

I agree with FlatwoundScotty.

[Linds]

The reason you see people using gloves to handle those types of snakes is because they tend to be high strung in nature, and arboreals have *huge* teeth and a bite from them is less than desired.

I'm in full agreement with Scotty. If you have an agressive snake on your hands, use a hook. There's been too many times a snake keeper has used work gloves to handle their snake, only to have the snake snag their teeth in the gloves. Gloves are only safe for the person...

[Edwin]

Shane, are these the gloves you are talking about?

[paul_le_snake]

well said scotty

[Shane Tesser]

Yup Edwin..that is one of the ones i was thinking about :)

[tex_01]

if you have a pair of leather gloves the fangs should not go through.