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I'm sorry I guess that the wagler's temple viper is not a Trimerasurus, but what is there venom like anyways?

Thanks again

>>I'm sorry I guess that the wagler's temple viper is not a Trimerasurus, but what is there venom like anyways?
>>Thanks again

The wagler's vipers are typically lumped under the name Tropidolaemus wagleri but there is almost certainly several species (Tropidolaemus huttoni given to a Indian population is one example). The venoms affect the blood (plasminogen activating toxins as well as antiplatelet toxins) and also contain a unique type of neurotoxins (waglerins). Intruigingly, the venom is remarkably similar to Azemiops feae (Fea's viper). We found that the Fea's viper venom is also packed with the waglerin lethal peptides. Wagler's vipers haven't been attributed to regular deaths by envenomation but I wouldn't personally want to take a bite from a big snake. There isn't an effective antivenom for the species so thats an added complication that transcends simple toxicity.

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B
Venom paper (including Wagler's and Fea's vipers)

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Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry
Deputy Director
Australian Venom Research Unit
University of Melbourne

www.venomdoc.com

Thanks a lot for that link that is some good info. I checked out your site and it's awsome. Keep up the good work.

Thanks again,

Jeremy McManmon