Snake emerges from motorbike at 250km/h
the article says its in Brazil anyone ID the snake? i have no idea about Brazilian species.
the article says its in Brazil anyone ID the snake? i have no idea about Brazilian species.
Fastest snake in the world?
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Dark_Morelia
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I'll admit I have next to zero knowledge of South American snakes, but I was curious too, and a bit of googling lead me to Chironius fuscus. Looks pretty similar.
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Bluetongue1
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Just to satisfy the curiosity of those mislead by your thread title...
The fastest striking snake in he world that ha been measured is the Australian Death Adder. It is capable of moving rom the ready to strike position, striking and envenomating, and returning to the ready to strike position in 0.15 of a second. Faster than the eye can follow.
The Black Mamba is the fastest moving snake measured at travelling 20 km/hr over short bursts.
It is possible that some of our whipsnakes might challenge the mamba for its crown but there is a lack quantitative data to support that contention.
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The fastest striking snake in he world that ha been measured is the Australian Death Adder. It is capable of moving rom the ready to strike position, striking and envenomating, and returning to the ready to strike position in 0.15 of a second. Faster than the eye can follow.
The Black Mamba is the fastest moving snake measured at travelling 20 km/hr over short bursts.
It is possible that some of our whipsnakes might challenge the mamba for its crown but there is a lack quantitative data to support that contention.
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