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RE: Telescopus dhara... care and venom question (ref to BGF post)

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Posted by: BGF at Tue Jul 22 01:18:28 2003   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BGF ]  
   

G'day mate

Telescopus are very neat snakes and, contrary to build, actually spend a fair bit of time on the ground (similar to Boiga trigonata in this respect).

The glands are bloody huge and the venom output pretty staggering. Yes, we were getting more from 30 cm T. dhara than we were from 2 meter B. dendrophila, and T. dhara can get over a meter. While the odds of being envenomated are lessened by the pretty pathetic back teeth, a severe bite can't be entirely ruled out.

We have a research article coming out in a couple weeks that includes T. dhara amongst the various species.

All the best
BGF
Venom & Toxin Database

   

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