Cobra day

[Jim Smith]

Awesome photos of a really beautiful and regal looking snake. That said, please be VERY careful. I realize that you've had 30+ years of experience, but sometimes extensive experience and self confidence can lead to complacency which leads to small errors...

Years ago when I lived in Miami, I visited the Serpentarium and got to meet and speak with Bill Haast. While I was speaking with him, he mentioned that he had been bitten by a cobra on his thumb the day before. He had to take two aspirin and lay down because it gave him a headache and put a Band-Aid on the bite. He was arguably the most experienced venomous snake handler in the US, possibly the world at the time and he still got tagged. All I saying is please be very careful when handling your beauties.