I think the lack of fatal bites is because of their placid nature, reluctancy to bite and the fact that they will often only dry bite with out injecting venom.
I think you need to have a bit more to do with red-bellies before you make that call.
I think the lack of fatal bites is because of their placid nature, reluctancy to bite and the fact that they will often only dry bite with out injecting venom.
I think you need to have a bit more to do with red-bellies before you make that call.
They are 21 on the LD50 scale.
Really.... which injection site, which study, what were the controls???....or are you copying the error of many and taking a list that was generated with 3 exotic snakes as Controls and applying that to all the worlds snakes.....let me guess Broad and Sutherland 1979.
This tested the LD50 values of 20 Australian "species" and had 3 exotics (Naja naja, Ophiophagus hannah and Crotalus adamanteus) as controls. This did not test literally hundreds of other species so to say its a list of the most toxic is crap.
BTW, the Ld 50 is not a scale its a result name. It is a figure reached by what amount of a substance is needed to kill 50 % of the test subjects. The lists are full or error and in all seriousness of little value. Toxins that have evolved in venom are designed to kill a prey item or defend against an enemy. Mice are similar to people as we are both mammals and we use this as an indicator of how toxic it may be to Humans. Obviously venom designed to kill rodents eg Oxyuranus is going to have a low Ld50 when tested on mice, while venom designed to kill lizards eg Demansia may not appear as potent. Change the Ld50 subject and change the result.
Cheers,
Scott
What is a better scale to use? I only use the information i have at hand, if there is a better source, i am more than happy to use it. Thanks
I would love to own a RBB but I'm under 18 and I think the laws in Victoria are pretty strict about venomous snake and if you handle often would it be just like a python?
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I would love to own a RBB but I'm under 18 and I think the laws in Victoria are pretty strict about venomous snake and if you handle often would it be just like a python?
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