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Viper (ish) (8 pics)

 
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Dan
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:29 pm    Post subject: Viper (ish) (8 pics) Reply with quote

The following are pictures of our mock vipers, Psammodynastes sp.

First the common form:








Now a few pics of one of the reds next to a normal female for comparison:




Technically they don't belong here but there is information verifying they do posess venom. I was going to take one of these animals to someone more qualified than i tomorrow to chat about the teeth in these but recent events have forced me to postpone my Tassimo Wink so i now have to work Crying or Very sad
Still, the pics here show the genus quite nicely i think. Bet ya thought it was gonna be about proper vipers huh? Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The first ones at first glance remind me of fer de lance. Where are they from Dan? (Geographically I mean).
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice Dan, so do thease actually posses front fangs (enlarged front teeth) or are they rear fanged?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Peter, they are primarily from Malaysia although there are small populations spread through out Asia, or so i am told.

Mattie, err yes Confused
Basically they are labelled as rear fanged, however.....

I am convinced they possess a set of front fangs (possibly hinged, yeah i know, unlikely) aswell. I have tried many times to get a photo of them but getting a pic is extremely hard work, they clamp down on anything in the mouth unlike other snakes so getting a good look is very hard work, especially when you consider these are adult snakes at around 12 inches with front fangs that i would suggest are no more than 3mm in length.
As mentioned i was going to take them to someone tomorrow to have a look at them and so i could get a pic (my wife will not hold them) of exactly what i am talking about, this has been postponed though so will have to wait.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try emailing Wolfgang at the University of Wales, Bangor Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't need to now he's a member here Wink
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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

scales remind me of a green vine snake. how when they move they have another set of white and black ones underneath.
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