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Venomjunkie
at Tue Aug 29 17:58:20 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Venomjunkie ]
i find this funny because im guessing when they say "horn nosed viper", theyre talking about one of the european Vipera species and these species are generally considered to be pretty low on the venom toxicity scale and there is a VERY low (with the exception of an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis or an IV bite of course) chance of them killing a healthy adult in 2 hours. in fact many of the bites reports from these species seem to list no more than a swollen arm.
i hate it how all venomous snakes seem to be treated as "incredibly lethal" species. a very similar occurence of this is here in the US (or at least in my area of PA lol) where the copperhead is always talked about by the general public as though it were a mamba, when in fact it has one of the least potent venoms of any front fanged venomous snake in the world. now dont get me wrong here, im not saying that a copperhead deserves any less respect than a mamba, but its just not the same thing. many of the people i talk to seem to think that there is at least a moderate chance of dying from a copperhead bite. i realize that death is certainly possible but it is VERY unlikely.
sorry about my little rant but i just had to get that out lol.
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Dylan Lutz
1.1 BCI, 1.0 Bearded Dragon
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RE: IE Press x2: Viper slips into Irelan - Venomjunkie, Tue Aug 29 17:58:20 2006