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Originally Posted by MDT
I'm glad you jumped in Jerry.. I was hoping you or one of the other "hots" keepers could shed some light here. I wasn't certain about the gloves. Thanks for the info!
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The company that you showed the gloves from, Midwest (Tongs.com), no longer even sells the gloves used for venomous snakes. Hex Armour, who makes the gloves will not even talk to you if they know you want them for handling venomous snakes. They still can be purchased through some safety equipment companies in the US, but mostly they have to be ordered through UK companies. They are simply the highest rated needle stick gloves that you can buy.
I have used them for many years on venomous and non venomous snakes and never had a tooth get threw them. As I said I use them as a secondary safety with the venomous snakes and have had Rattlesnakes hit them with no issues. As for non venomous snakes, I have used them to calm down Rock Pythons and Retics, and let them strike and chew on them over and over without having a tooth coming threw the gloves ever. But they should never be used to carelessly handle snakes.
I must also add that if you are not trained to handle venomous snakes and have never done so, that some of the techniques that are used may look careless, but in fact, are as safe as can be, when dealing with venomous snakes. Keep in mind that when dealing with venomous snakes, large constrictors or any other kind of animals, (lions, bears, large monitors oir even horses) there ius always a risk involved.
But in my opinion, a life with no risks is not worth living. I'm a marries man, so I know about taking risks. LOL
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