This is an older picture but this girl is still around... Retired from breeding... She is a hair over 6 and a half feet long...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3295541843_cb108970c7_o.jpg

Gregg, that's just friggin' sweet :yes:.

Awesome....lets see some more pictures of her then :cheers:

She's gorgeous! But I need to see her face!

Gregg, Question................ What is used as an anti-venom for Gaboon bite in the United States?

dang man... so cool!

Gaboons scare me. They have "flip top heads" like in the Reach Toothbrush Commercials. Never have I seen a snake's mouth open as wide as a Gaboon's.

Pretty girl, though. ((((((shudder)))))

:)

Gregg, Question................ What is used as an anti-venom for Gaboon bite in the United States?

There is no antivenin for Bitis manufactured here in the US... The AV for this species in a polyvalent made in South Africa called SAIMR... It is not easy to obtain here in the US but it is not impossible to get...

There is no antivenin for Bitis manufactured here in the US... The AV for this species in a polyvalent made in South Africa called SAIMR... It is not easy to obtain here in the US but it is not impossible to get...

Thanks for that. I always wondered what keepers did about antivenin for exotic hots. Would what they use normally here in the states be effective for gaboon bites? If not, it makes keeping these beauts just that much more risky doesn't it?

Thats awesome Gregg! My word thats an awesome sight. I just love them monster gabbies....:hellyea:

They are beautiful snakes. Very cool pic.

Would what they use normally here in the states be effective for gaboon bites? If not, it makes keeping these beauts just that much more risky doesn't it?

They use SAIMR for the bites from Bitis here in the US... AV banks and zoos carry it... I had my own but it is now expired... It is not impossible to get imported to this country by a "regular joe", but there is TONS of paperwork involved... At the moment I am in the middle of trying to get more in legally...

They use SAIMR for the bites from Bitis here in the US... AV banks and zoos carry it... I had my own but it is now expired... It is not impossible to get imported to this country by a "regular joe", but there is TONS of paperwork involved... At the moment I am in the middle of trying to get more in legally...

Again thanks. Now if I could just get the wife to leave I could get a Gaboon :lmao: :lmao:

OK a dumb question now, as long as I'm askin', how does one go about measuring something potentially deadly without at least some risk?

Stunning

OK a dumb question now, as long as I'm askin', how does one go about measuring something potentially deadly without at least some risk?

I just pick her up and drape her around my neck and use a tape measure... Isnt that what everyone does???


LOL Kidding ofcorse...

Its pretty easy... I have tile floors in the herp room... Each tile is a foot... I put them on the floor against the baseboard... They naturally straighten out and start to move... When the head reaches one of the lines, you look down the body to see where the tail ends...

I just pick her up and drape her around my neck and use a tape measure... Isnt that what everyone does???

I read this and my jaw hit the floor :wamma:


LOL Kidding of corse...

Its pretty easy... I have tile floors in the herp room... Each tile is a foot... I put them on the floor against the baseboard... They naturally straighten out and start to move... When the head reaches one of the lines, you look down the body to see where the tail ends...

OK, that works :yes:

That is extemely impressive....I held one once....heart racing experience.....it was over 20 years ago and I WILL never forget it....

wow nice shot

Completely beautiful snake but only behind glass lol.

But beautiful specimen deffiantely.

Definitly my favorite short and thick animal,AWESOME, but I'll stick to my 2nd favorites so I can go on with the day after being bitten..:yessir:

Love the way gaboons look, I don't think I'd ever own one but they sure are fun as hell to look at!

Big and beautiful!!!

There is no antivenin for Bitis manufactured here in the US... The AV for this species in a polyvalent made in South Africa called SAIMR... It is not easy to obtain here in the US but it is not impossible to get...

sweet looker gregg !
hope you never find yourself in need of the AV...
God bless,
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Such a beautiful snake, and with that beauty comes lethal danger...she's gorgeous a real femme fatale

HAHAHA that pic never gets old man!!:yes:

Very cool. Could never own one though.

WOW! Awesome color and pattern. She looks like a tank.:cheers:

WOW-WEE, gaboons and rhinos are my favorite hots. i wont own one though.
kinda like why do drugs if there's so much good beer out there.