Who's the other man?

[Feed'em All]

OK, simple question 4 the hot keepers, just out of curiosity.
It's a safety rule not to handle your hots alone, so who's the person always there with you?

Martin.

[cobraman]

My guess would be any other qualified handler (it helps to be with someone who knows your handling techniques, etc.)

[Feed'em All]

Yeah I know, but maybe some have like a relative who's with himl or a friend or, well you know what a mean.
For example, all the times a watched Bill Haast on TV his wife is with him (though I dunno if his wife can handle hots).
Just wondering.

[cobraman]

She (Nancy Haast) actually does handle very well, but is allergic to snake venom so has to be very carefull. She goes out and picks up all the snakes people call animal control about for Bill, as Bill rarely leaves the compound, but most of the time Bill works alone.
Ray

[BWSmith]

My wife is usually the one here. Not always in the hot room, but in the house. She is learning handling and doing very well. Even if something goes horribly wrong, there are always Gentle Giant Tongs close.

[Feed'em All]

Ok, so the women are with us when we're handling, that's exatly what I thought...Mt gf loves snakes ans she's willing to learn how to work with them too (but I 'm first on the queue)
So Brian, Was your wife lke crazy about snakes b4 she meet you?
Martin.

[BWSmith]

She has always been into animals, but never really got to work with many herps. Actually she has her own Copperhead Kindof a "ohh, can that one be mine" type thing. But training is hard, especially to someone you love. I tend to snap at her alot more for little errors. Granted, you don't get too many little errors. But most of hers are simply hooking the body wrong or hook placement - not life threatening. And I am always 2 feet away with a hook ready to go. When training someone, THEIR life is in your hands! But I don't think that I can get her to sign my waiver

[unBOAlievable]

Should not it be who is the other person? My wife helps me with our venomous. The only time we interact with them is when they have a problem i. e. stuck eye cap or medicating them. We use removable lockout boxes which they use as there secure hide spot for routine cleaning, feeding etc.

[BWSmith]

Hey! Another GA Boy! Nice trap boxes.

[unBOAlievable]

Thanks!
You know us Georgia boys, aint to many things we can't do.
Exept keep native reptiles, exotic venomous only with a permit and a hefty insurance policy.

[Feed'em All]

PLZ I wanna see a closer pic of the mechanism of the trap boxes and YEAH I'm gonna copy those!!!!
Martin.

[unBOAlievable]

Hey copy away,

[Feed'em All]

Sorry I keep bugging but I don't get the mechanism, how does it work?

[BWSmith]

door prolly just slides on a track to close off the trap box.

[Feed'em All]

It slides from a side right? Because The one's I had in mind slide from top to bottom...
I thought that trap boxes doesn't need to be high (In fact, if it works like a hidding place, the snake would feel more secure in, let's say a two inches high place. so the trapbox measures could be a square foot floor an 2 inches high, with those measures the path the door slides would be short.
Anyway, that was just a design I had in mind, as always I'm very open to suggestions or advice.
Thanx 4 making this thread an interesting one.
Martin.