I most definitely was wrong they are front fanged but small mouthed.
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I looked into it and apparently it is a common myth that coral snakes are rear fanged, so you likely just heard that myth somewhere.
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Copperhead is the one on the top of the list!
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They are beautiful snakes. 
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They really are! I have always been fascinated by them. I think I just might get one someday lol.
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Their coloring and markings are probably the most beautiful of North American species IMO next to coral snakes ( i really like them too).
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Come down to my house and we can get you all the wild caught ones you want!
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My all-time favourite venomous snake is the gaboon viper. I love chonky snakes (hence my obsession with blood pythons), so their thick bodies and enormous heads just look awesome to me. And their pattern and colours are so gorgeous. I also love their eyes. And the sound of their hiss. I love pretty much everything about gaboons. Bush vipers are also really beautiful, I’d love one of those. And I’d love to have a monocled cobra, just because they’re so beautiful and iconic.
All that being said, I don’t think I’ll ever feel comfortable keeping front-fanged venomous. However, there are several rear-fanged species I hope to have some day. A false water cobra and a plains hognose are on my must-have list. I’d also really love an Asian vine snake and a Baron’s racer.
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Whats their temperament like? Spicy like a rattler? Or less so
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I like the cat eye snakes as a rear fanged snake.
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not too bad really. Mostly just want to be left alone. I’ve never had one strike at me when I was relocating them.
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Gaboon viper are also very beautiful and they crawl like an inch worm which is unique for a snake, probably helps them with being stealthy as well.
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I found myself a death adder substitute! Once I get some more expendable money I’m gonna invest in a breeding group of Solomon islands ground boas which look and hunt almost just like death adders, but without the venom aspect which is great.
This is right here is a red phase Solomon island boa compared to a similarly colored death adder. Quite remarkable how extensive the batesian mimicry is with these species. Looks like I will be able to fullfil my dreams of owning a snake with that death adder look without putting myself and my family in danger or breaking the law.
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I love boomslangs they are like one of the only venomous colubrid snakes who have a huge bite angle of 170° they do have the biggest eyes of all snakes for their size. Since they are diurnal and arboreal and fast moving im sure their eyes help with hunting in the trees.
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Are you aware whether or not there are any zoos in the U.S. with boomslangs? I’d love to see one, but none of the many zoos and reptile facilities I’ve visited have had them.
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I remember a thing on the web where they were rescuing a death adder from a soda can and they had to figure out how to safely remove thecan without injury to themselves and to the snake. It was interesting.
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That does seem very interesting. I remember watching some documentary that Steve Irwin did that had a section about death adders and they were honestly the most placid snakes I’ve ever seen. They have a scary sounding name but they’re very sweet snakes. If I’m remembering correctly though, they do have the fastest strike of any snake, so if they do decide they’re feeling threatened then it would be hard to avoid a bite.
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I haven’t seen them that i can recall locally. Im sure some places have them. Minsk zoo and Czech Republic I don’t think they are too common.
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I believe the gaboon has them beat strike wise but they strike differently so that can account for speed differences.
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Scratch that i think that was land speed
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