| Camp Serenity |
 "The word �canebrake� from Blake caught my attention. I glanced over at a large coil of rattlesnake pouring from beneath a sheet of tin. Upon closer inspection I noticed a second canebrake slide from view. �Don't you mean canebrakes?� |
| New Abilene Zoo Herp Building Opens |
 Abilene Zoo's New Venom Shack |
| Help! I've been set up!!! |
 Dustin Draper claims he was set up by the DNR on an interstate venomous snake purchase. He could do hard time for this offense apparently. Although it varies considerably from the news article, he has posted his side of the story here. |
| I Should Be Dead |
 "...Minutes later I lost all sense of humor and began to feel a heaviness in my chest, metallic tasting saliva, and a tingle that took on such violence that I felt like I was laying on a cheap motel vibrating bed. |
| Lachesis Bites in Brazil: 2 Cases |
 "If there is venom inoculation, the first 60 minutes of these accidents are always dramatic and similar to the evolution of the hypovolemic shock: severe hypotension may occur within 20 minutes..." |
| The Black Mamba |
 An American and South African share their point of view and experience on Africa's most notorious elapid, the Black Mamba. |
| My Disagreement with a "Scute" |
| "I wiped the venom off my finger and immediately felt the �burn� associated with rattlesnake bites." |
| Cobra Incited a Firefight in Vietnam |
 A cobra surprises a jumpy soldier on guard duty in 1970 Vietnam, and mayhem ensues. |
| Captive Care of the Russell's Viper |
 A herpetologist from India discusses his techniques for captive care of the most dangerous viper in his country. |
| Captive care notes for D. angusticeps |
| A South African Environmental Officer shares Captive care notes for Green mambas. |
| SC Association of Reptile Keepers |
 Association of Reptile & Animal Keepers forms to combat the ever-present threat of animal ban legislation. The SHHS highly recommends that venomous reptile keepers join this politically motivated action group! |
| The European Horn-Nosed Viper |
| A European herper shares what he's learned after keeping his native venomous reptiles for 6 years. |
| Captive care notes for Naja nigricollis |
| Insight on the proper maintenance of the Black-necked spitting cobra from South Africa. |
| Snakebite in Sri Lanka |
 Sri Lanka's leading herpetologist gives us some insight into some possible factors that lead to the high rate of snakebite in this island country. |
| Pale-headed Snake |
| Captive care info for a rarely kept Australian species, suspected to be of similar toxicity to the Stephen's Banded Snake. |
| Captive Care & Breeding of the Red Pigmy |
| A very detailed and interesting report on the Red Pigmy! |
| Coevolution in Reptiles |
| Coevolution is a fascinating concept that drives predator-prey relationships. Learn more about the principles of this theory and its application in reptiles. |
| Captive Care of the Malayan Pitviper |
 Everything you need to know to keep these smooth-scaled, egg laying cousins of the North American copperhead. |
| The Midget Faded Rattlesnake |
| A fascinating and rarely kept species from the western U.S. |
| Ophiophagus hannah: Captive care notes |
| One couple's experiences with the captive care of King Cobras. |
| The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere |
| Mark O'Shea reviews Campbell and Lamar's masterpiece. |
| Captive care of B.asper |
| "By my estimation,the world's most dangerous viper to catch" ~Dean Ripa |
| Anaphylaxis and the Venomous Keeper |
| Are you allergic to snake venom? |
| The Sidewinder |
| Notes on the captive care of Crotalus cerastes. |
| Being Bit By the Big One |
| "...Both fangs right on the top of my hand, and injected a large quantity of venom...." |
| Keeping Gaboon Vipers |
| Captive care information for Africa's heavyweight vipers. |
| Are You Really Prepared? |
| Before you start keeping venomous snakes, you need to read this! |
| The Eastern Tiger Snake |
| "Hands On" experience from down under. |
| Cobra Encounter in Vietnam |
| On January 26th, 1969, we were patrolling in the Vietnamese central highlands... |
| Bushmasters and the Heat Strike |
| "Why my bushmasters won't strike my artificial arm, and other sundries of the heat strike." -- by Dean Ripa |
| The Coastal Taipan In Captivity |
| Captive care of a notorious elapid. |
| Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part I |
| A trip to the field goes bad. |
| Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part II |
| Bitten by a coral snake! |
