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[eipper]

Notechis,

There are plenty of fast striking Australian elapids.....Just how many upset Taipans or adders have you played with.

I have very limited exp with Crotalids, however the difference in their stirke speed between them and certainly some of Australian species is barely different. And to state that we have slow striking species as a broad comparsion to North American species is a dangerous assumption to make.

Cheers,
Scott