Thanks for putting that into prospective. Its all completely relevant to the target species. Where as venom may be lethal to other snakes or reptiles it may be harmless to a human or maybe not. Just because its not harfull to us doesn't mean its not venomous and people react differently to different envenomations. So nothing might happen to me or I may get a rash but someone else may be dead or in the hospital. I am always very cautious around any reptile and treat them with respect for my safety and their safety. I believe that underestemating the effects of a boomslang killed a very respected herpetologist. I have dealt with many Poecilotheria species as well and from many accounts fear the potential much more than ringneck bites but treat them with equal respect and caution. I never want to get tagged by any creature let alone potentially venomous species. So if I seemed a little lax in the issue, I didn't mean to.

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