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false water cobra venom
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by keyz on June 25, 2005
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can anyone please tell me how potent a falsies venom can be i have one on order but stick to smaller constrictors cos i need my d.w.a. yet the reason for asking is i am also not sure if a a allergic reaction can happen from a bite or chew as rear fanged. sorry for asking tedious questions but i need to know as much as i can. thanks to phobos for the reply re dumerils cann. cant email somink messed up.
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RE: false water cobra venom
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by GREGLONGHURST on June 25, 2005
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I kept gigas for thirteen years, breeding the original pair, as well as some of their offspring. I got rid of them after reading a paper co-authored by a friend of mine, Louis Porras, which went into detail on the toxicity of their venom. It is comparable to that of Crotalus atrox.
That said, they are obviously not as dangerous as atrox. The venom delivery system is not very effective. It has been my experience that the adults are not all that likely to bite in defense, although a feeding response bite is certainly possible. They do get to an extremely respectable size..at or near eight feet, with a reasonable girth. I have no doubt that a large snake could get its fangs into play easily. If you do ever get bitten, DO NOT let the animal chew on you. Get it off QUICKLY. There is no antivenin for their venom.
They are very nice captive snakes. They feed extremely well on a wide variety of things. Cage requirements can get toward the large end of the scale as the snake grows. As far as temperature ranges go, I kept mine in south Florida. On the coldest nights (below 50*F) I heated the snake room with a space heater.
~~Greg~~
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by hydro on June 26, 2005
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there is a debate on another forum about this topic.
http://www.venomdoc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1467&highlight=hydrodynastes
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