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i have been looking into possibly adding a rear fanged snake to my collection, i have no experience with venemous animals at all.
my question is this. i read that all telescopus animals contain highly toxic venoms but since they are rear fanged they have a hard time delivering the venom,BUT what would actually happen if bitten by and invenomated by a black dhara?
small amount and large amount im sure would make a differance but no one seems to mention in any literature ive read what actuall danger they are to humans!
thanks for all input
adam
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" a.k.a. farfrumugen "
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

Hi Adam. I honestly do not think there is too much of a real threat of being seriously envenomated by a T. dhara. For one, they are extremely placid and easy going. Second, they are relatively small (my adult female is just slightly over 3 feet) and have very small fangs that are capable of only delivering tiny doses of venom. I have seen both my male and female chew on small rodents for several minutes with very little effect so I unless you had one latched on and chewing on you for a long time, I doubt they could deliver enough venom to cause any damage. Take that for what it's worth, and I would still suggest handling them cautiously and with some light gloves just to be on the safe side.

The nice thing about the T. dharas is that they are proving fairly easy to keep and breed. They are very fun and interesting little snakes!

thanks for responding.
it would still be quite some time b4 i could get some, since id have to convince the wife!!!doh.
she has nightmares now about poisenous snakes and i dont have any!!
adam
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" a.k.a. farfrumugen "
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.