I have maintained both coastal and Papuan Taipans in my collection----They are, needless to say, extremely fast and very deadly !! I have personally collected Bothrops asper in the Darien of southern Panama and in Tabasco, Mexico....they too, needless to say, are also fast and deadly. The most dangerous snake I have ever maintained and/or handled are the Tree Cobras--Gold's Tree Cobras are the fastest thing w/ventral scales...if you ever have to handle an infuriated specimen, may God be with you---you are in for one hell of a surprise....Black Mamba's cannot match the ferocity of an enraged Gold's and speedwise would be considered "slow".....Earl Turner

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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