Fun indeed!

I was bitten in 1979 by its cousin, the Rednecked Keelback. Back then they were thought of as harmless (even the Larouse Encyclopedia listed it as a natrix).

A 2.5 ft specimen came in fresh from Asia with a shed probs. As I examined it and removed the dead skin the snake bit my wrist and started to chew. Since there was supposed to be no danger (lol) I continued my work, satisfied because it had stopped squirming.

I was not envenomated (to my knowlege) though the snake held on for over two minutes (I never showed any symptoms).

A week later, a boy in California was bitten by the same species and almost died.

Personally, I feel lucky.

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

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• Bryan Fry...care to wade in? - rearfang, Sat Feb 4 07:57:23 2006
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• Rhabdophis and rearfang bites - WW, Thu Feb 16 14:13:56 2006
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• nice specimen and pics..... - justinian2120, Thu Feb 16 10:10:46 2006