Bill Haast

[Lasher]

Hey hot keepers! I have a question for you. My wife recently found a copy of Bill Haast's book "Cobras in his garden" on Amazon and was nice enough to purchase it for me. It prompted me to wonder what the status of self-immunization was. Is anyone doing it these days? It seemed to work for Bill and he said in the book that 2 others were trying it at the time and it seemed to be working for them. Has it been scientifically proven to work?
Secondly, I was disappointed a bit in Bill's motivation for working with snakes all these years. If the author of the book is accurate, Bill sees snakes as nothing more than a venom factory. He routinely "tosses them away when they die and gets more". I admire him as a philanthropist, but my motivation for keeping 26 snakes is much different. I find them interesting. I like to get to know their personalities, quirks, even bites. I have never gotten mad when bitten, only mad because I made a mistake. I wouldn't say I "love" my snakes, but I defiantly feel for them if they are sick and enjoy working with them. This would be a bit different if I kept hots, as handling would be minimal. Thoughts?