U.S. Venomous Snake Safety Trainings
This one-day, Venomous Snake Safety course will provide hands-on training and expertise to help professionals safely work with venomous snakes. See below for a sample outline.
- Topics include, risk management and safety, identification, removal, relocation, handling and snakebite emergency planning.
- Safety Standard- Our handling and manipulation techniques are designed for safety first. Our courses are known for an overwhelming amount of safety and attention to detail. All instruction areas are assessed prior to the workshop course for safety to course participants, instructors, the public, and snakes used. Reasonable methods to ensure safety will take place and constantly reassessed during our course.
- Our trainings follow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Best Practices for Trainings.
- Participants will be assessed with a written and skills test.
- Take Home: Venomous Snake Safety Manual
- Certified Training Course: Upon successful completion of the course, participants will received a Venomous Snake Safety and Handling Certificate
- How do I sign up?: Give us a call (720-722-3237) or email us (hello@adaptationenvironmental.com) to schedule a course for your team
- Location: Our courses are at your location. We have training instructors throughout the country
These courses are designed for risk management and tailored to YOUR needs—not our agenda.
Venomous Snake Safety Training for Agencies, Biologists, and ResearchersThis one-day training will cover identification, natural history, safety, first aid and manipulation techniques. We also cover research topics– trapping and removal, measurements, tubing, probing, transmitters, PIT tags, and snakebite emergency planning.
Give us a call (720-722-3237) or email us (hello@adaptationenvironmental.com) to schedule a training at your location. |
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Venomous Snake Safety Training for Animal ControlThis one-day training will cover snake identification and natural history, local regulations, trapping and removal, euthanasia/dispatch, museum and research deposition, public
safety and engagement. Give us a call (720-722-3237) or email us (hello@adaptationenvironmental.com) to schedule a training at your location.
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Venomous Snake Safety Training for Construction, Utilities, Energy and FacilitiesWe train construction and facilities workers so they can be ready if a snake encounter occurs on the job site. We will review identification to your local area, basic behavior of snakes- when and where are they most likely to occur. This course includes best practices for removal, relocation and release.
OSHA Standard 1926.21(b)(4) says that in job site areas where harmful plants or animals are present, employees who may be exposed shall be instructed regarding the potential hazards, and how to avoid injury, and the first aid procedures to be used in the event of injury. Give us a call (720-722-3237) or email us (hello@adaptationenvironmental.com) to schedule a training at your location. |
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Venomous Snake Safety Training for ZookeepersThis one-day training will cover safety and first aid, manipulation techniques, exhibit safety and planning, forceps, hemostats, tubing, probing, quarantine protocols, and snakebite emergency planning.
Give us a call (720-722-3237) or email us (hello@adaptationenvironmental.com) to schedule a training at your location. |
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In person, online or hybrid delivery
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Hybrid Delivery: This Venomous Snake Safety course will be delivered through an online module and an in-person class. We provide hands-on training and expertise to help professionals safely work with venomous snakes. Participants will be assessed with a written and skills test. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Venomous Snake Safety Handling Certificate.
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Thank you for trusting us to help you and your team stay safe.
General Training Outline*
I. Characteristics of venomous snakes of the USA
III. Venomous Snake Safety Techniques and First Aid
IV. Handling Practice with LIVE Non-venomous and Venomous snakes
*The outline can be tailored to your organization's specific needs
- Rattlesnakes
- Copperheads
- Cottonmouths
- Coralsnakes
III. Venomous Snake Safety Techniques and First Aid
IV. Handling Practice with LIVE Non-venomous and Venomous snakes
- Tools, techniques, and manipulation
- 1-hook technique
- 2-hook technique
- 1-hook-and-tongs technique
- Containment and labeling
*The outline can be tailored to your organization's specific needs
Training Outcomes:
- Participants will recognize how to identify and mitigate encounters with U.S. venomous and nonvenomous snakes
- Recognize snake diversity at a broad and local level
- Identify what drives snake behavior
- Recognize trends and consequences of snake bites
- Recognize safety expectations with snakes
- Determine the best conditions for releasing a venomous snake
- Identify and utilize tools used for snake manipulation and safety
- Describe the Adaptation Safety Standard for Handling Techniques, Relocation, and Release
Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC)
The Venomous Snake Safety Course material was reviewed by PARC and advances the mission of PARC. This specific training would promote the conservation of snakes, educate participants about snake biology, and facilitate snake conservation by minimizing negative human-snake interactions.
Our Safety Standard
Our courses are known for an overwhelming amount of safety and attention to detail. All instruction areas are assessed prior to the workshop course for safety to course participants, instructors, the public, and snakes used. Reasonable methods to ensure safety will take place and constantly reassessed during our course. We coordinate with local hospitals and first responders to ensure safety and awareness for the day of our course in case their involvement becomes necessary. There have been no bites or close-calls in over 10 years of delivering this course around the U.S. However, every participant will be instructed to contact “911” in case an incident occurs. NOTE: Our courses will not take place if a threat to safety occurs (e.g., inclement weather that may risk a power outage or risk to first-responder personnel).
Our methods for handling and manipulation are not your "Hey, dude- hold my beer" type methods. We do not teach methods you see on TV, because to be honest- our methods are not for TV. They are boring, they are safe. We operate with safety first, always. The tools we use maximize safety while maintaining snake comfort.
Our methods for handling and manipulation are not your "Hey, dude- hold my beer" type methods. We do not teach methods you see on TV, because to be honest- our methods are not for TV. They are boring, they are safe. We operate with safety first, always. The tools we use maximize safety while maintaining snake comfort.
Who are our instructors?
Our venomous snake instructors have extensive training from AZA accredited zoos and/or through extensive field research.
See their qualifications here.
See their qualifications here.
Past Clients
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