Having a mentor is maybe one of the most important jobs to forfill when it comes to learn how to handle a venomous snake, do's and dont's, safety precautions and creating a plan which suits the student in his/her point of interest giving the availabillity to get hours of practical experience and theoretical knowledge about every aspect within the venomous snake hobby. Without lessons its a game waiting to fail because of the lack of experience. Altough many people would like to learn more about handling venomous snakes, its not guaranteed that everyone is capable of doing it and except of the main priority ( pre-experience with non-venomous ) common sense and acting responsible are nessasity.