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chris_harper2
at Thu Oct 6 09:19:51 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chris_harper2 ]
Actually, most snakes species in the US are venomous, at least according to current definitions of venomous. Herpetologists today identify venomous snakes by whether or not they produce venom, not by whether or not they are dangerous. That's an important point.
You might type "duvernoy's gland" into google and see what I mean. It might also be help to include the keywords colubrid and venomous.
This is a major change since my youth and not something that has trickled into textbooks or field guides. But the information is out there. Even some species historically classified in Elaphe are considered venomous.
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