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NinaPeas

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Hi Everyone,

I know (I think) this is a bandy-bandy, but I know nothing else about them. Are the venomous? Introduced? What's their range?

Sadly this little guy looks like he met an untimely demise :(
 

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Venomous, eat blind snakes, look good, easily confused with stephens (?).

A man last year was air lifted to Cairns Base Hospital after being bitten by one - he was a tour guide who tried to move it off the road. He didn't display any symptoms and was put on 'watch' only (as far as I recall).
 
With difficulty. It couldn't get its mouth around my hand on the first two attempts, but on the third attempt it managed to grab a bit of loose skin on my middle finger.

Stewart
 
wow,you are of a very priveledged few,well only one ive heard of,
but ive heard of one having a go before .
imagine the terror of having a bandy bandy attack
i can only imagine the emotional scaring you willcarry with you 4 Life:lol:
 
It was the smallest of the three bandy-bandies we found on the road that night. I'm sort of glad I didn't get bitten by a bigger one, but it would have been interesting to find out what they're capable of. Now, whenever I find a bandy-bandy (or any of the other small, 'non-bitey' snakes like Furina) I'm that little bit more cautious.

Stewart
 
its interesting to hear,there would be very little research done on these
and the effects of other small elapids ,
what toxins there venoms consist of.

ive been mock striked by a golden crowned snake,
there mouth is closed when they do this haha
i quite fond of the golden crowned snake:D
 
Before anyone asks, no, I've never been bitten by a Cacophis, yes, I did take the picture, no, I'm not giving out any more details!
 

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