>>Heh, well, I guess that's something I like to hear in the early morning before I take a drive to Tulsa and fly to Belize Ah well, thanks for the last minute warnings! B. asper is probably my main target species for this week. Keep an eye on the website for pictures to be posted throughout the week (rivervalleysnakes.com).
>>-Chance

Since I have had the pleasure of interacting with both B. asper and Papuan taipans in the wild, I will only say that my vote for the most dangerous goes to the taipan every time. Yes, a big asper is an awesome snake with equally awesome attitude, strike range and speed (they are certainly NOT simply like a rattle-less rattler!!!), and I would advise extreme caution if you are going to mess with one, but it simply cannot cover ground with anything like the speed of a taipan. To me, they are in entirely different categories.

To illustrate the point: I have caught a number of big, p*ssed off aspers and atrox, without undue hassle, and would be more than happy to do so again any time. I have assisted in the capture of two Papuan taipans, and if I ever encounter another one in the wild, I wouldn't try to catch it by myself for all the money in the world.

Cheers,

Wolfgang
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• The most dangerous snake in the world?? - bachman, Sun May 16 02:28:47 2004
• Is simply the one that just envenomated someone! n/p - shaky@best, Sun May 16 13:38:59 2004
• My vote - Chance, Sun May 16 18:18:13 2004
• RE: My vote - lanceheads, Sun May 16 21:20:24 2004
• RE: My vote - lanceheads, Sun May 16 21:23:45 2004
• B. asper - Chance, Mon May 17 02:20:57 2004
• RE: B. asper - WW, Mon May 17 06:16:55 2004
• Does that mean? - oxyuranus, Mon May 17 07:29:46 2004
• RE: Does that mean? - WW, Mon May 17 10:33:35 2004
• RE: Does that mean? - oxyuranus, Mon May 17 13:03:03 2004
• Big Atrox? - Matt Harris, Mon May 17 08:56:30 2004
• RE: Big Atrox? - WW, Mon May 17 10:57:20 2004
• RE: My vote - hudsonturner, Tue May 18 09:47:16 2004
• RE: The most dangerous snake in the world?? - MsTT, Mon May 17 00:25:30 2004
• RE: The most dangerous snake in the world?? - Buzztail1, Mon May 17 01:25:09 2004
• The unscrupulous dealer.... - Chris Jones, Tue May 18 07:42:02 2004
• Unclear on how an unscrupulous dealer selling sick snakes... - psilocybe, Tue May 18 14:19:56 2004
• I'll explain. - Chris Jones, Thu May 20 14:14:43 2004