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Wired: Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save Them
https://www.wired.com/snake-bros-antivenom-index-zoos-influencers-chris-gifford/
Wired: "...Social media creators loom large in the world of venomous keeping. Run a search for a venomous species on YouTube, and you’re likely to come across a de facto influencer with a following in the hundreds of thousands. Many of the most visible figures are also the most controversial, for their enthusiastic embrace of a practice known as “free handling”: holding and otherwise engaging with venomous species without the use of traditional tools like hooks...."
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"...“You get a lot more views for holding a rattlesnake by your face than for when you’re handling one safely,” says Torregrosa. “As far as I know, most of those guys have taken bites.”
Every bite is different. But there are some commonalities among those who tend to receive them. Victims are predominantly male: That same 2014 paper analyzing US exotic bite data found that 79 percent of bite recipients were men, with an average victim age of 33...."
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“The legality of venomous pet ownership varies widely by city, county, and state. But for those interested in taking it up, acquiring specimens has gotten steadily easier. Advances in snake husbandry mean that many once-rare species are now readily found in captive-bred populations. Snakes can be bought everywhere from reptile shows and breeders to online classifieds and pet stores, some of which ship venomous offerings around the country.“
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