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My Canebrake Rattlersnake
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by reptileryan on October 11, 2004
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I havea Canebrake rattle snake that is around 3 feet in length and fairly thick. It is a CB snake from CB parents. The other the day was the second time I have feed her a small rat. So to finally get to my question. It took that rat over 15 minutes to die after she bit. IT was a small Rat. For some reason is her venom less potent or does she have less of it because she has been CB? It also took mice at least 5-10 minutes to die. I just figure that she would be able to kill faster than that. Thank you for your help.
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by KINGRIUS on October 11, 2004
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I'm no expert by any means, but experience the same thing you have from time to time. Last week my juvenile copperhead evenomated it's prey three times and the mouse seemed like it would pull through. The snake followed the critter all around the enclosure waiting for it to die until I got fed up and finished the job for the snake myself by snapping the mouse's neck. For the most part, the time of death is within a minute or so after the snake envenomates the mouse. Perhaps some of the rodents have some tolerance to the venom, or it may be that the snake is not injecting very much venom? All I can tell you is that you're not the only one that observes this occurrence.
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RE: My Canebrake Rattlersnake
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by reptileryan on October 11, 2004
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Yeah, it seems to be more often than not though. I have also kept wild caught rattlers before and did not see the same problems of lack of envenomation. That is why I was linking it to the fact that this one is CB from CB parents.
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by thenewdisciple on October 11, 2004
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i think its simply a matter of how much venom the snake gives the mouse. sometimes it may load it down and sometimes it may give a mild or dry bite.
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by KINGRIUS on October 12, 2004
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I think disciple's on to something... I think his theory sounds the most likely.
Last night before bed I figured I'd try to feed my e. cotton again, since he refused his food earlier. After I deposited the mouse in his tank, the cottonmouth decided I was evil, 'cause he got really pissed at me and started rattling his tail and repeatedly striking the glass, leaving some streaks of venom on the glass. After removing the poor little mouse from the tank, whom the cottonmouth wanted nothing to do with, I noticed a familiar musty odor coming from the tank. I had noticed this odor months earlier coming from my copper's tank, along with a small deposit of goo. Apparently, the odor is venom related. Perhaps after a thoroughly envenomated and then digested prey is passed, the venom is passed in this manner, as a deposit of greenish matter. Just my little theory tho.
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