How many vipers are on site. Just 1 breeding pair or more?
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I currently only keep this one male Caatinga lancehead. As for vipers, I currently keep
1.0. Agkistrodon contortrix
1.0. Bitis gabonica
1.1. Bothriechis schlegelii
1.0. Bothrops erythromelas
1.0. Cerastes cerastes
1.0. Crotalus basiliscus
1.0. Crotalus pyrrhus
1.0. Crotalus ornatus
1.0. Trimerusurus insularis (soon + 0.1.)
1.1. Vipera ammodytes
0.1. Vipera aspis
0.1. Vipera berus
To the apparent entertainment of the cobras, I'm trying out a recently bought GoPro camera
Apart from a quickly fixed power shortage, the WdG venue has so far survived the recent summer storms pretty well. Customer numbers are slowly approaching pre-Corona levels.
At the moment, I'm preparing a very exciting international animal transfer with quite the relevance for the UK Zoochatters.
Apart from a quickly fixed power shortage, the WdG venue has so far survived the recent summer storms pretty well. Customer numbers are slowly approaching pre-Corona levels.
At the moment, I'm preparing a very exciting international animal transfer with quite the relevance for the UK Zoochatters.
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Were they intent on burgling or why did they break in ?
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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They must have been pretty desperate to go looking for cash in a venomous snake zoo lol
Lucky that they didn't go sticking their hands in terrariums in search of money or they would have had a nasty suprise
Apparently, they were not the smartest criminals. They got in via a half-open window on the ground floor and worked their way up from room to room. They missed quite a lot of truly valuable items and just took cash. Ours was probably the last one they got. They took a quick look inside and quickly left.
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Well I'm glad their criminal IQ wasn't very high and that they were caught.
And I hope they did not made a lot of (financial) damage.
However, to pick up @Onychorhynchus coronatus comment: What would be the best hide spot for a keeper of venomous animals for his (millions of) money if not the terrariums/tanks...?
However, to pick up @Onychorhynchus coronatus comment: What would be the best hide spot for a keeper of venomous animals for his (millions of) money if not the terrariums/tanks...?
Which one? My first Shiba Inu was a great guard dog, the second soso. The current model is still a work in progress.Has the Shiba Inu been laid off from the security team?
I did indeed mean the current model hehe
"Yay", we even made the local news. And the venue is in Bergheim / Salzburg, not Itzling...
Einbrecher suchten „Welt der Gifte“ heim
Einbrecher suchten „Welt der Gifte“ heim
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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I love the perplexed body language of the intruder it looks like he is having a double take and thinking "Cobras ?! WTF !"
I suppose there's no such thing as bad publicity.
Stating a wrong venue location might not be the best advertising, but hey, at least they got the rest somewhat right...
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Not to be morbid though but you know what would have skyrocketed WdG to media world wide ?
If one of the thieves had been bitten by a pit viper or rattle snake (and hopefully got anti venom in time).
A lot of people have made similar remarks, and I always reply: I would have lost my zoo, my veterinary and my husbandry license due to inadequate security measures. I would have faced legal charges by the man if he survived. If he had died, I would have to deal with homicide charges, potential jail time and revenge threads by his family / clan members. So all in all, I'm glad that this hasn't happened. And I'm doing everything I can to prevent it.
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Indeed; wishing death or severe injury on someone is hardly appropriate even without those consequences......