Small elapids have been under-estimated with lethal results.

Sinomicrurus macclellandi was similary thought to be harmless until one killed a herpetologist. Six hours post bite he started to feel a bit ill, two hours after that he was dead.

These small elapids are typically within the same toxicity range as their larger cousins. So it comes down to a simple factor of how much venom is injected.

Thus free-handling any elapid is a recipe for disaster.
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Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry
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Venomics Research Laboratory,
Department of Biochemistry,
Bio21 Institute,
University of Melbourne
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http://www.venomdoc.com

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