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SiUK Key Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 248 Location: Somerset
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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leeroytheboy wrote: | I actually heard a while ago about a whipsnake killing a guy in melbourne......it was on a news article "Harmless snake proves deadly".....would like to look into the follow up of, see if that particular snake was classified any differently after that. |
Yeh I read that Australian whipsnakes are front fanged elapids though, thats what he was bitten by. _________________ Theres nothing right on the left side of my head and nothing left on the right |
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leeroytheboy Contributing Member
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 99 Location: Belfast
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:34 am Post subject: |
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arietans wrote: | Every single bite, even by the same snake, is different from victim to victim. There are so many factors involved in the effects of envenomation.
To assume that a FWC will only give a headache or a little bit of swelling is a huge underestimation, and could even be a costly mistake. Keep in mind that whilst that bite may prove minute, it does introduce your body to venom. This may even develop into hypersensitivity to snake venom in general.
Being bit by any venomous snake, mildly or dangerously venomous, is not a joke. Anyone that has been bitten by a so-called mildly venomous reptile will attest to the discomfort and pain a bite causes.
Personally, I think a large FWC could deliver a potentially dangerous bite and should never be underestimated. |
I agree that they can be dodgy. Most bites go without any sort of symptoms, the odd one has pretty bad ones. That's where its at. Not wise to be bitten, but not an overly dangerous snake. My opinion based on what I know about them, or have read. Owned one long time ago for a while and treated it as a hot at the time, which is wise if anyone else out there has one. _________________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy" - Tom Waits |
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leeroytheboy Contributing Member
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 99 Location: Belfast
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:42 am Post subject: |
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SiUK wrote: | leeroytheboy wrote: | I actually heard a while ago about a whipsnake killing a guy in melbourne......it was on a news article "Harmless snake proves deadly".....would like to look into the follow up of, see if that particular snake was classified any differently after that. |
Yeh I read that Australian whipsnakes are front fanged elapids though, thats what he was bitten by. |
Yes, you are right....here is that article. They where just considered a mildly venomous snake......
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/harmless-snake-proves-deadly/2007/04/16/1176575716438.html _________________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy" - Tom Waits |
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SiUK Key Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 248 Location: Somerset
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: |
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I said about it on RFUK because I immediately assumed they were rear fanged, but viperkeeper said that it was a load of rubbish and no front fanged elapid can be classed as harmless. _________________ Theres nothing right on the left side of my head and nothing left on the right |
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leeroytheboy Contributing Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:56 am Post subject: |
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I had originally thought they where rear-fanged too, after reading that article. My ignorance until pretty recently of Aussie snakes....! _________________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy" - Tom Waits |
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