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Seattle snake
DrHilarius
Oct 06, 2013 03:11 PM
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DrHilarius
Oct 06, 2013 04:28 PM
Just ID'd the snake. False Water Cobra from Brazil. I know what I say next will piss off a lot of you but this is another example of the problems with the pet trade selling potentially dangerous animals. Animals are lost or abandoned and come into the hands of people who don't know what they are. And some wonder why an increasing number of jurisdictions ban exotics?
OrangeHeterodon
Oct 09, 2013 08:16 AM
Are they rear-fanged? I'm not POd at you, I agree that the reptile industry should at least be more regulated and cooperative to only offer CB to public. But I thought that false water cobras we related to Indigos of the US which are 100% harmless (unless you tick off a Texas Indigo haha). What ever the case thats one lucky student, I can't believe someone would give up a False Water Cobra, such awesome snakes.
OrangeHeterodon
Oct 09, 2013 08:18 AM
Scratch me question, but yeah if you know what your doing with a large snake you should be ready for a potential bite, and know how to avoid it. Not to mention even some very aggressive snakes (from mistreatment and volatile feeding responses) can be easily tamed down by people who know what they are doing.
Lovin2act
Oct 07, 2013 10:31 AM
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Fale Water Cobra (Hydrodynastes Gigas)
Rear fanged, crazy feed response, make good pets. Their venom is fairly potent but the delivery system is pretty inefficient so most people react to a bite like a bee sting, and more blood from them having teeth vs a stinger 
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~Markus
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Lovin2act
Oct 08, 2013 09:54 AM
I missed your second post before mine that you got the info you needed. Very cool snakes indeed and fun to keep! Enjoy!
~Markus
The very existence of flamethrowers means that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves..."You know, I really want to set those people over there on fire...but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
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~Markus
The very existence of flamethrowers means that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves..."You know, I really want to set those people over there on fire...but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
