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Posted by: meretseger at Tue Jun 17 20:44:32 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by meretseger ]

I really wanted a Psammophis but after all this scary colubrid venom talk I'm almost scared of my Western hognose. Which is strange because I keep two vipers. But the problem with exotic rearfangs is that if you do get bitten and you do have a reaction, there's not a lot they can do for you. And no one thought boomslangs were dangerous until a famous herpetologist got killed by one.

I'm not sure how 'effective' their venom delivery is, some rearfangs really have to chew on you to get any venom in. I like to err on the side of caution myself.

Good thing that he ate though! That's always a good moment in owning a snake, seeing those first rat pups disappear. Have you seen him 'annoint' himself yet? I always wanted to see that in person. (i'm thinking of the right snake, right?)

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Does anyone have a Psammophis phillipsii... - Sybella, Sun Jun 15 16:52:14 2003

Or anything in the Psammophis family, please... - Sybella, Sun Jun 15 19:49:46 2003

RE: Does anyone have a Psammophis phillipsii... - BGF, Sun Jun 15 21:44:04 2003

Very interesting - Saker, Mon Jun 16 03:02:17 2003

RE: Very interesting - BGF, Mon Jun 16 07:23:06 2003

RE: Does anyone have a Psammophis phillipsii... - Sybella, Mon Jun 16 03:07:20 2003

Please read... - Saker, Mon Jun 16 03:15:05 2003

Ok, Saker. - Sybella, Mon Jun 16 03:33:14 2003

RE: Ok, Saker. - Saker, Mon Jun 16 03:52:32 2003

RE: Ok, Saker. - Sybella, Wed Jun 18 01:27:40 2003

RE: Ok, Saker. - Saker, Wed Jun 18 04:02:54 2003

Hmmm...Odd. - Sybella, Mon Jun 16 03:34:29 2003

Just checked out your site...Wow!! - Sybella, Mon Jun 16 03:12:47 2003

RE: Just checked out your site...Wow!! - meretseger, Mon Jun 16 19:14:26 2003

RE: Just checked out your site...Wow!! - Sybella, Tue Jun 17 15:25:56 2003

RE: Just checked out your site...Wow!! - BGF, Tue Jun 17 17:54:28 2003

You know... - meretseger, Tue Jun 17 20:44:32 2003

RE: You know... - Sybella, Wed Jun 18 03:55:36 2003

RE: You know... - meretseger, Wed Jun 18 04:38:37 2003

RE: You know... - Sybella, Wed Jun 18 21:03:55 2003

Long answer- - meretseger, Sun Jun 22 13:59:23 2003

RE: Long answer- - Sybella, Mon Jun 23 00:27:06 2003

FOR BGF - abstract, Thu Jun 19 21:57:30 2003

RE: FOR BGF - Sybella, Fri Jun 20 02:48:49 2003

RE: FOR BGF - BGF, Fri Jun 20 03:50:51 2003

RE: FOR BGF - BGF, Fri Jun 20 03:50:52 2003

RE: FOR BGF - abstract, Fri Jun 20 05:04:24 2003

RE: Does anyone have a Psammophis phillipsii... - snakedudeuk, Fri Jul 18 16:23:24 2003

>> Next topic: BGF; RE: the bomb you just dropped . . . - Trust, Mon Jun 16 14:54:52 2003
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