Some caution is needed, however.
The consensus among those who breed reptiles for a living is that it is neither wise nor cool to keep either poisonous snakes or the larger pythons or boa constrictors. Visit Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care site for advice on snakes if you are thinking of starting. Should you be so unwise as to get bitten by a poisonous snake , try one of these links. Many dealers exist to sell you snakes and the various paraphenalia needed to keep them. You find links to some of them in the Commercial segment of Nearctica .