Starting off hot

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I'm sure this kind of thread appears pretty often, but I'm very interested in keeping, and possibly milking, venomous snakes. The downside? I have neither college degrees, nor extensive experience with snakes as pets. Basically my best qualities are I'm fairly smart, and I'm good with animals, nebulous as that statement is.

I'm at least not stupid enough to just buy a hot snake online, no matter how much reading I may have done. I'd like to find a farm or something, but my google fu has failed me. Who would I ask about that? A hospital sounds like the right place. Has anyone started off from a similar place?