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Posted by: BGF at Thu Aug 21 23:57:28 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BGF ]

No mate, we didn't get that species (luck of the draw of what actually showed up) but Philodryas as a genus is one that I would treat with considerable respect as they have been well documented in really nasty bites.

Keep in mind, while the non-front fanged snakes are less efficient at delivering the venom (this is of course what drove fangs to be evolved on at least four separate occasions) they still can deliver it and there is no antivenom. SO while the odds of them getting you is less, if they do you're screwed.

Cheers

BGF

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Snake venom paper (including 'rearfangs') - BGF, Tue Aug 19 08:15:43 2003

I thought Coelognathus were racers... : ) Cool research, though. ~NP~ - paalexan, Tue Aug 19 10:40:29 2003

They were when we started writing these papers n/p - WW, Tue Aug 19 14:35:30 2003

That should have read: They weren't when we started writing these papers - WW, Tue Aug 19 14:36:24 2003

Thats fine.... as long as we agree they are NOT Elaphe ;-p n/p - BGF, Tue Aug 19 15:08:12 2003

Yup, they sure ain't Elaphe... more - paalexan, Thu Aug 21 10:38:35 2003

RE: Yup, they sure ain't Elaphe... more - BGF, Thu Aug 21 23:51:37 2003

RE: Yup, they sure ain't Elaphe... more - paalexan, Fri Aug 22 11:04:12 2003

RE: Yup, they sure ain't Elaphe... more - paalexan, Fri Aug 22 11:19:20 2003

Now that I think about it... - meretseger, Fri Aug 22 20:16:07 2003

RE: Now that I think about it... - Saker, Fri Aug 29 06:27:38 2003

RE: Now that I think about it... - BGF, Fri Aug 29 07:56:34 2003

RE: Snake venom paper (including 'rearfangs') - Rick gordon, Tue Aug 19 13:01:02 2003

At last! AT LAST!!! - Trust, Wed Aug 20 20:52:39 2003

RE: At last! AT LAST!!! - BGF, Thu Aug 21 01:57:45 2003

RE: At last! AT LAST!!! - Trust, Thu Aug 21 15:20:58 2003

RE: At last! AT LAST!!! - wilduk, Thu Aug 21 15:50:07 2003

RE: At last! AT LAST!!! - BGF, Thu Aug 21 23:57:28 2003

RE: At last! AT LAST!!! - BGF, Thu Aug 21 23:55:04 2003

RE: Snake venom paper (including 'rearfangs') - MarkW, Fri Aug 22 06:48:45 2003

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