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Miss Pea!

Had to get the corn comment in huh! You are so stuck in your ways missy LOL

She lives at my partners, so I am not as hands on with her as I would like to be. Infact shes been acting a bit strange recently... she just needs handled more as shes getting older and bolder. She had her first taste of blood last week actually, which shocked both of us. It was a perfect shot but she let go instantly. Screw getting chewed by her big fangs!
 
Marshall_P said:
I thought these were a venemous, rear-fanged species.? Although not hugely toxic, venemous nonetheless... just curious as to how they're considered a colubrid then. But wow, regardless they sure are Beautiful!...

Some interesting info I saw on this site.. http://www.philodryas.com/baroniENG.html
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There are many rear fanged colubrids. Hognose snakes, cat snakes, boomslangs (actually dangerous to humans) and vine snakes are just a couple.
Here's something fromk Wiki that I found interesting:
While most colubrids are non-venomous (or have venom that isn't known to be harmful to humans) and are normally harmless, a few groups, such as genus Boiga, can produce medically significant bites. In addition, the Boomslang and African Twig Snake have both caused human fatalities.The venom-injecting fangs associated with venomous colubrids are almost always in the back of the mouth, compared to vipers and elapids. The Colubrids are certainly not a natural group, as many are more closely related to other groups, such as elapids, than to each other. This family has classically been a dumping ground for snakes that don't fit anywhere else. There is on-going mitochondrial DNA research which will sort out the familial relations within this group.
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Thanx..

I acutually just learned something, which is another wonderful thing about this forum.. I was aware of the hognose and a few others having caused minor irritation and swelling in some people but I wasn't aware these were among that group. I thought i'd read somewhere that they were actually hots. Thanx for setting that straight for me. At any rate those are beautiful snakes and Elle's fortunate to have them in her collection.. Marsh.
 
Thanks guys :) Yup she is rear fanged ans slightly venomous but there is NO evidence whatsoever that it would cause death in humans. There is only one death on record attributed to Philodryas olfersii - a much bigger, naster cousin of Miss Pea. And the death was in a child.
 
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