kuhrch (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

dont u think they might be pigmy rattlesnakes ???? I dont know if they are present in ethiopia but maybe he got the country wrong ..... just a suggestion,,,,

viperkeeper (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Sure, those are sawscale vipers (Echis sp). Which kill mosre people in Africa than all the other venomous snakes combined. I keep a bunch, so I have videos out in my catalog. Thanks for the good question.VK

joeygillis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I have a question. A while ago I saw a nature show where a guy went around this rocky area and uncovered rocks to expose these small VERY nasty snakes. He was collecting them to move them to less populated areas since people are often bitten by them accidentally. My dad said it was in Ethiopia. Do you know what these snakes may have been? I thought I remembered them being rattlesnakes, but they were most definitely some kind of vipers. Small, nasty, rapid continual upward striking.

mannexx111 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ive been watching your vids for about a year.Ive had a love for and handled snakes all my life.However the non vem varity.I live in lower michigan and have 40 acres where you can hop skipand jump through the tall grass and woods without a worry.Keep up the good work Ive learned quite a bit through you.

viperkeeper (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I ask but she never complains, guess she's made of tough stuff.

Varda87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

does her bad eye hurt it? :/

ioeopep (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Cool snakes!

dikbekdoug (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Howdy from CapeTown Just wathed the vid .I caught twelve large puff adders recently in three weeks during a warm spell in mid winter . there were loads of the buggers and a really good sign is there were plenty of very young ones around too the little guys are really agro One correction Puff adder venom Is Cytotoxic not haemotoxic with cytotoxic properties have fun never turn your back on a puff adderDoug

GroenRizla (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You should show how fast a puff adder strikes! It surely is the fastest striker in the world. They recon it can strike a balloon twice before it bursts.We used to catch them when we were kids, until my friend got bitten. When people killed them I used to skin them.Longest skin was 1m 20cm but ive heard of bigger ones.

viperkeeper (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

She's just a baby yet..they average 3 foot but can get to 5 feet sometimes.Bitis somalica