>>Oh my god!
>>I didn´t know that!
>>So, Bryan, do you think that a snake of the genus Liophis it could give a nasty bite?!
>>Here, in Argentina, the Liophis spp. are very common, mainly L. poecilogyrus (sublineatus, I think), L. miliaris and L. anomalus.
>>I thought that those were inoffensive snakes.
>>I think I´ve learnt something new and exciting!

By and large, Liophis ARE pretty inoffensive - everyone I know in Brazil picks them up without thinking twice, and I have done so on many occasions. However, there have been a few reports from Brazil of unpleasant bites, and the isolated venom is certainly powerful - some of my Brazilian colleagues have been working on this, and it does very nasty things to mice even in small quantities.

Basically, enjoy them, try not to get bitten, and don't handle them after handling fish or amphibians, in case they think you need a bit of subduing prior to dinnertime.

Cheers,

Wolfgang
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• Subfamily Xenodontinae - PhilodryasFAN, Wed Sep 15 16:35:21 2004
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