Snake miss identification

[xander]

At work once had a lady come in with a jar of 'baby brown snakes',which were earthworms.lol

 

[cris]

:shock: what a great idea lets go and freehandle potentialy deadly snakes because they generally have placid disposition.

 

[cris]

no it's not hard. obviously that fella is'nt very clever

did it occur to you he may not be a herpetologist.

 

[da_donkey]

did it occur to you he may not be a herpetologist.

Then why does he feel the need to act like one and spread false information?

 

[JasonL]

Then why does he feel the need to act like one and spread false information?

Because he want's to work for animal planet???

 

[Magpie]

Small eyed snakes have venom toxic enough to cause death, and indeed one human death has been recorded from a Small eyed snake bite.

There's been an adult human death attributed to a whip snake too, doesn't mean I'd rather get bitten by a RBBS than a whip snake.
I've seen people after small eyed bites and they've had localised swelling and pain. I'm not saying they are not dangerously venemous but do you really consider them to be more venemous than a redbelly?

 

[Bench Warmer]

You never know if you'll have an allergic reaction to a venemous snake bite,so really every venomous snake no matter the toxicity could be considered potentially deadly,i liken small eyed snakes more to the "crowned snake" group,the red bellies are more a big elapid and more likely to bite,but who says you cant hold a venomous snake like a python??? what does venom have to do with likelyness to bite??? AND IM NOT SAYING ANYONE SHOULD HOLD A VENOMOUS SNAKE..

 

[Clairebear]

At least once he realised what it was, he actually let people know. Didn't get all defensive and deny it or whatever. And who knows maybe once his experience grows he'll be producing some really informative stuff.... live and learn (or if you die and learn, make sure the papers don't hear about it!). Is he in QLD?

 

[cris]

And who knows maybe once his experience grows he'll be producing some really informative stuff....

He already shoots coke bottles full of water with high power rifles to improve animal welfare... :lol:

 

[voodoo]

Poor snake, he was holding it by the tip of the tail. No wonder it was grumpy.